1
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
Looking ahead, several companies with histories of beating analysts’ estimates will issue their quarterly reports next week, including Western Alliance and F5.
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Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026
Commonly framed and told histories of Indigenous women such as Pocahontas and Sacagawea, who are associated with famous expeditions by white English settlers in North America, are clear examples.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Even brief episodes can retraumatize children, particularly those with histories of abuse, neglect, or community violence.
—Gladys Carrión, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Maine started Tuesday, DHS officials said, noting that deportation officers had detained individuals from Angola, Ethiopia, Guatemala and Sudan with criminal histories.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Together, their histories offer a rare long-view perspective on how innovation really happens.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
At a moment when cultural histories are being rewritten or erased, stepping back some 50 years to revisit events even decades earlier creates a genuine bridge across time.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Consider the means and impact of resistance, resilience, allyship and solidarity in these histories.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Cobo and Lipshutz both have long histories with Billboard.
—William Earl, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Liz Napolitano, CNBC, 24 Jan. 2026
Commonly framed and told histories of Indigenous women such as Pocahontas and Sacagawea, who are associated with famous expeditions by white English settlers in North America, are clear examples.
—Literary Hub, 23 Jan. 2026
Even brief episodes can retraumatize children, particularly those with histories of abuse, neglect, or community violence.
—Gladys Carrión, New York Daily News, 21 Jan. 2026
The Immigration and Customs Enforcement operation in Maine started Tuesday, DHS officials said, noting that deportation officers had detained individuals from Angola, Ethiopia, Guatemala and Sudan with criminal histories.
—Camilo Montoya-Galvez, CBS News, 21 Jan. 2026
Together, their histories offer a rare long-view perspective on how innovation really happens.
—Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 21 Jan. 2026
At a moment when cultural histories are being rewritten or erased, stepping back some 50 years to revisit events even decades earlier creates a genuine bridge across time.
—Vanessa Franko, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2026
Consider the means and impact of resistance, resilience, allyship and solidarity in these histories.
—Camryn Dadey, Sacbee.com, 21 Jan. 2026
Cobo and Lipshutz both have long histories with Billboard.
—William Earl, Variety, 20 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for histories
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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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This requires a set of skills to interrogate the past by probing deeply, constructing and reconstructing chronologies, and contemplating counterfactuals in which different decisions might have significantly altered subsequent events.—
John T. Shaw,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
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Destin Daniel Cretton's debut feature concerns a group of counselors (headed by Brie Larson's Grace) at a home for at-risk teens who must deal with their own traumatic pasts while shepherding their patients to a brighter future.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
29 Jan. 2026
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For the past 10 years Ai has lived in Germany, the UK and now Portugal, never once setting foot in his native country, where people with far less controversial pasts have faced arbitrary detention.—
Stephy Chung,
CNN Money,
22 Jan. 2026
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In Wednesday's ruling, the appeals court opined that even if some of the records are protected by copyright law, Metro Nashville police could still allow the public to inspect them without running afoul of the law.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
6 Feb. 2026
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The skyscraper known as the Graffiti Towers — officially the Oceanwide Plaza development — has reached a bankruptcy exit agreement that paves the way for a potential sale, court records show.—
Iris Kwok,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2026
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Some of the data tells stories of its own.—
David Ferrara,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
8 Feb. 2026
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Testimony is also likely to include emotional stories from those who were in the school that day.—
Eric Levenson,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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Some users, like Stalter, are deleting their accounts and leaving the app altogether (though some have also had trouble deleting their accounts, Fiesler noted).—
Scottie Andrew,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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Video footage and eyewitness accounts have raised serious questions about the justification for lethal force.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
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And the country’s colossal pharma production industry is gearing up to take advantage by selling generic versions.—
Ayushi Shah,
CNN Money,
8 Feb. 2026
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In most versions of Google Photos, there isn’t one anymore.—
Ken Colburn,
AZCentral.com,
8 Feb. 2026
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Through a wide range of projects and partnerships with educational institutions, arts organizations and arts leaders, the foundation works to bring greater recognition to art by women and to rectify the underrepresentation of women in public collections, exhibitions and art historical narratives.—
Marc Malkin,
Variety,
5 Feb. 2026
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Roldán said powerful people have to be favorable in public opinion to keep power, and making artists dependent on private funds allows the wealthy to push their narratives through art and influence opinion.—
Madeline King,
Chicago Tribune,
5 Feb. 2026
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“Histories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/histories. Accessed 8 Feb. 2026.
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