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as in annals
an account of important events in the order in which they happened
a history of the American civil rights movement during the 1960s
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as in chronologies
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
we heard the whole history of her illness in excruciating detail
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as in pasts
the events or experience of former times
history has many lessons to teach us, if only we would listen
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Recent Examples of histories
Many histories of invasive species concern the life-forms that have been intentionally or accidentally introduced from Europe.
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Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
Throughout the book, Pryor asks readers to look beneath and beyond public debates and to confront the histories and experiences that give words their power.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
The government can also ask for data on users based on online search histories.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Before this sequence, Mabel, Oliver and Charles are on their own digging into the mystery and their own histories.
—Trey Williams, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Tanizaki’s critique was, in part, a call for cultural preservation; aesthetic values with long histories risked falling by the wayside during a period of militarized globalization.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
Her work typically engages with various underknown histories of the Caribbean and the Indigenous Americas.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
The original carriage house and stables were split off during this midcentury era, later carving out their own Hollywood histories.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 June 2026
Different assumptions about issues like this could produce different evolutionary histories.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 22 June 2026
Throughout the book, Pryor asks readers to look beneath and beyond public debates and to confront the histories and experiences that give words their power.
—Marybeth Gasman, Forbes.com, 21 June 2026
The government can also ask for data on users based on online search histories.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 June 2026
Before this sequence, Mabel, Oliver and Charles are on their own digging into the mystery and their own histories.
—Trey Williams, HollywoodReporter, 18 June 2026
Tanizaki’s critique was, in part, a call for cultural preservation; aesthetic values with long histories risked falling by the wayside during a period of militarized globalization.
—Kyle Chayka, New Yorker, 17 June 2026
Her work typically engages with various underknown histories of the Caribbean and the Indigenous Americas.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 17 June 2026
The original carriage house and stables were split off during this midcentury era, later carving out their own Hollywood histories.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 15 June 2026
Different assumptions about issues like this could produce different evolutionary histories.
—ArsTechnica, 11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for histories
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Home was sold through foreclosure auction Property records show the home was purchased by a couple in 2019.—
Anthony Thompson,
USA Today,
19 June 2026
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However, Hotaling also scheduled another hearing for July 2 to determine whether to issue any sanctions against federal prosecutors, according to court records.—
Todd Feurer,
CBS News,
19 June 2026
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Plaintiff attorneys have built similar tools capable of producing polished demand letters, medical chronologies, and settlement ranges using massive legal datasets.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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The Southern Sinagua people, hardy folk who lived in the area from about 1150 to around 1400, drew them to mark major happenings in their world, keep chronologies of celestial events or map out favorite Verde River hotspots.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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Both of us have these complicated pasts.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Throughout the season, secrets about their pasts are revealed, leading to relationships — both familial and romantic — fracturing.—
Christopher Rudolph,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
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Along the way, the system will also share local stories tied to each place.—
Rebecca Ann Hughes,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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This is an edition of The Wonder Reader, a newsletter in which our editors recommend a set of stories to spark your curiosity and fill you with delight.—
Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
20 June 2026
Noun
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Savings accounts make people better savers The ESI estimates that some 22 million Americans are eligible for emergency savings accounts as a workplace benefit.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
23 June 2026
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Oil prices fell on the news of progress, but uncertainty over the status of the Strait of Hormuz — Iran and the US gave conflicting accounts over whether the key waterway was open over the weekend — may have slowed traffic again, The New York Times reported.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
22 June 2026
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One of Wood’s earliest conversations with Reid centered on abandoning the heeled footwear that helped define earlier versions of the character.—
Precious Fondren,
Los Angeles Times,
20 June 2026
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The House and Senate committee versions of the defense policy bill, the latter of which was just released Tuesday, largely align with the White House’s Pentagon budget request.—
Julia Gledhill,
Forbes.com,
20 June 2026
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However, as evidenced by the analysis from Hoffman, Owusu-Ansah, and the rest of the team at the real Pitt, these stories can enjoy a second life if those who are writing the narratives of today chose to amplify them.—
Drew Pittock,
USA Today,
18 June 2026
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What surrounds that figure is harder to parse, because two loud and opposing narratives are vying for attention.—
Tonya M. Evans,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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“Histories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/histories. Accessed 24 Jun. 2026.
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