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verb

Definition of lognext
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as in to record
to make a written note of the station captain logged the arrest and then left for home

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2
as in to win
to obtain (as a goal) through effort an actor who has logged a record number of Academy Award nominations in the course of her career

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log

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noun

as in logbook

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Recent Examples of log
Verb
Zuliani called it a gold mine for researchers and encouraged anyone in Florida to join the app and log their lizards. — Alex Harris august 25, Miami Herald, 25 Aug. 2026 For mills, the platform logs article selections, price discussions and keeps track of what a client has sampled—costly investment by mills that is often overlooked by brands. — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
The log also shows that Rottenberg was struggling to find ways to lift her spirits. — Rhitu Chatterjee, NPR, 18 Aug. 2026 The referral traffic assistants send directly is a small fraction of site visits, and the real influence is almost certainly much larger than what shows up in a referral log -- which is precisely the problem. — Jason Goldberg, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for log
Recent Examples of Synonyms for log
  1. record
  2. win
  3. logbook
  4. report
  5. achieve
  6. diary
  7. transcribe
  8. attain
Verb
  • The singer recorded her appearance on the show earlier this month, only hours before being hospitalized for appendicitis.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 27 Aug. 2026
  • Chase Lloyd recorded two interceptions last year, while Ah’Mare Lee finished with an interception and 12 passes defended.
    — John Devine, The Orlando Sentinel, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of record
Verb
  • Now, audiences have a chance to experience the story as a Tony Award-winning musical.
    — Dillon Thomas, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The victory gave the second-place Yankees a four-game winning streak and put them four games behind the first-place Rays.
    — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of win
Noun
  • The law also requires cruise lines to maintain a logbook of all complaints of serious crimes and to report these to the nearest FBI field office as soon as possible.
    — Christopher Elliott, Sun Sentinel, 24 Mar. 2026
  • The city began using the logbooks after Deegan took office in July 2023.
    — David Bauerlein, Florida Times-Union, 26 Jan. 2026
Definition of logbook
Verb
  • The incident was quickly followed by a slew of other companies reporting instances where AI agents behaved in unexpected ways.
    — Tom Matsuda, Vogue, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Iranian news agency Rokna reported that people in Tehran said some petrol stations had no gas available, forcing them to temporarily close, while other stations had long lines on Monday and Tuesday.
    — Nadeen Ebrahim, CNN Money, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of report
Verb
  • Westman Atelier has achieved a lot on its own, rising to the top of the ranks in complexion and lip.
    — Kathryn Hopkins, Footwear News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • When Jean Smart‘s Hacks character Deborah Vance finally achieved her dream of hosting a Late Night show in Season 4, Markoe could relate, and then some.
    — Merrill Markoe, Deadline, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of achieve
Noun
  • Tracee Ellis Ross favors Udi’s gluten-free bread topped with smashed avocado, lemon juice, crushed red pepper and salt as an afternoon snack, according to a People food diary.
    — Lauren Jarvis-Gibson, Miami Herald, 24 Aug. 2026
  • There are no recordings from the time, of course, so we're left to try and glean information from contemporary journals, letters and diaries, said Esteban Touma, a linguistics expert with Babbel, the online language learning platform.
    — Phaedra Trethan, USA Today, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of diary
Verb
  • For buyers, key features include voice notes transcribed in real time, optical character recognition technology that reads the article number, composition, weight, and wash code from hang tag, and the ability to create mood boards and more.
    — Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The technology can transcribe and translate speech, identify objects and scene content, and infer location cues from video.
    — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Definition of transcribe
Verb
  • During its orbit, S301 attains speeds more than 100,000 times faster than a commercial airliner—over eight percent the speed of light.
    — Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Created just one year before Mickey Mouse, Oswald has attained cult status in Disney history.
    — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 15 Aug. 2026
Definition of attain

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“Log.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/log. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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