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
Such grotesque accounts are part of alternate histories that hegemonic discourse attempted to erase.
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JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
The Sturlungs were a powerful Icelandic clan and the Sturlung Saga is a collection of Icelandic stories and histories written and assembled in the 12th and 13th centuries.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Viewed from an especially merciless or purgatorial angle, certain strands of my life are little more than histories of lo-fi mendacity.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Early in the week, Red Bull leaned into the spirit of communal dance with workshops that honored the styles and histories that pulse through the Black diaspora.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
In this and many subsequent books, Corbin makes the case that our sense perceptions and our emotions also have histories that can be recovered—and that doing so helps explain much about our collective social, political, and even everyday familial lives.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The humanities program will work with the arts board's Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to train master and apprentice Wisconsin folk artists in planning and producing public programs that showcase and contextualize cultural traditions, stories and histories.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The dueling histories and differing vibes are a good reminder that, at this point of the season, both teams are stacked with talent.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Artists interrogate photography’s role as both an instrument of control and a vehicle for freedom, engaging histories of trauma, displacement, and renewal.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
The Sturlungs were a powerful Icelandic clan and the Sturlung Saga is a collection of Icelandic stories and histories written and assembled in the 12th and 13th centuries.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 28 Oct. 2025
Viewed from an especially merciless or purgatorial angle, certain strands of my life are little more than histories of lo-fi mendacity.
—James Parker, The Atlantic, 28 Oct. 2025
Early in the week, Red Bull leaned into the spirit of communal dance with workshops that honored the styles and histories that pulse through the Black diaspora.
—Okla Jones, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
In this and many subsequent books, Corbin makes the case that our sense perceptions and our emotions also have histories that can be recovered—and that doing so helps explain much about our collective social, political, and even everyday familial lives.
—Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2025
The humanities program will work with the arts board's Folk & Traditional Arts Apprenticeship program to train master and apprentice Wisconsin folk artists in planning and producing public programs that showcase and contextualize cultural traditions, stories and histories.
—Jim Higgins, jsonline.com, 27 Oct. 2025
The dueling histories and differing vibes are a good reminder that, at this point of the season, both teams are stacked with talent.
—Joe Kozlowski, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 Oct. 2025
Artists interrogate photography’s role as both an instrument of control and a vehicle for freedom, engaging histories of trauma, displacement, and renewal.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 25 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for histories
Noun
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This episode — which consists almost entirely of characters sharing formative incidents from their pasts — is an unusually blunt device for delivering backstory.—
Scott Meslow,
Vulture,
30 Oct. 2025
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Both were small—just 12 pounds—and had survived difficult pasts.—
Lydia Patrick,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Police had to consult water utility records to find the residence.—
Bailey Richards,
PEOPLE,
26 Oct. 2025
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Reagan’s speech is included in millions of administration records governed by the Presidential Record Act signed in 1981 by his predecessor, President Jimmy Carter.—
Bill Barrow,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
Noun
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As soon as a battle or a war has been fought, victors and losers alike begin to tell different stories.—
Elizabeth D. Samet,
Foreign Affairs,
29 Oct. 2025
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The thrill of the unexplained is what prompts so many to take ghost tours, which often tell juicy and sometimes goosebump-inducing stories that give historic sites a richer context.—
Sophie Friedman,
AFAR Media,
22 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Airwallex’s focus, instead, is on companies that want a global presence and need to be able to issue employee cards, open bank accounts, and pay merchants across dozens of jurisdictions.—
Leo Schwartz,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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But as was proven later, in conflicting accounts like the ones here, the Band didn’t quite go quietly into that night.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
2 Nov. 2025
Noun
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The flannel and cashmere blends versions for the chillier seasons that maintain a softer finish in the Prince of Wales, stripes, herringbone and micro design color hues.—
Fairchild Studio,
Footwear News,
28 Oct. 2025
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That summer, images of Flavor Flav wearing patriotic versions of his iconic clock necklace and decked out in Team USA gear went viral online.—
Maya Georgi,
Rolling Stone,
28 Oct. 2025
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Traditional narratives obscure the role slavery might have played in Texas’ drive for independence and portray the Alamo’s defenders as freedom fighters.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
25 Oct. 2025
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The narratives have started to run rampant leading up to the conclusion of the MLB season, and especially with the Dodgers' league-leading payroll and murmurs of an MLB lockout in 2027, one that has begun gaining traction, is that the Dodgers are Goliath and the Blue Jays are David.—
Gabe Smallson,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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“Histories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/histories. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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