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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
Since the award’s founding, recipients have logged more than 50,000 volunteer hours in service to more than 50 local nonprofit organizations, a news release from KidsMatter said. — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 Picault, who logged 20 appearances for Miami last season, drove his penalty into the bottom right corner to give Atlanta its lone goal of the night. — Miami Herald, 18 Oct. 2026
Noun
According to the report, only 17 percent of log-ins on Amazon, the world’s largest online marketplace, were passkeys. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 The facility lacks a log for keeping records of cleaning and sanitizing the freshwater tank and system. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 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 Health Ministry has recorded two cases, including one death, in Nord-Ubangi province, bordering the Central African Republic.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Both devices are designed to record, transcribe and analyze a user's day.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of record
Verb
  • But Ben-Gvir and his allies hope to win enough seats to force Netanyahu to accommodate their demands or risk losing power.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Election Day nears The stakes are high as the race Marshall was supposed to win handily is now neck-and-neck, according to recent polling.
    — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of win
Noun
  • Aaron the Shark is listed in the Atlantic White Shark Conservancy's white shark logbook.
    — Neal Riley, CBS News, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The logbook cataloged a dozen instances of aircraft flying over the camp, including four helicopters, three planes and five drones.
    — Ryan Devereaux, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of logbook
Verb
  • Crash reported on northbound I-635 A crash has been reported on I-635 between K-5/Exit 8 and Horizons Parkway/Exit 9.
    — Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The full report says 12% of the scams reported in the survey involved AI or a deepfake.
    — Muskaan Arshad, Fortune, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of report
Verb
  • Higher energy density could allow automakers to achieve longer driving ranges without increasing battery size or weight.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Tantalizing opportunities may be found in copper-oxide ceramics known as cuprates, but achieving them requires first understanding how the superconducting phenomenon emerges at relatively warm temperatures.
    — Sven Badoux, New Atlas, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of achieve
Noun
  • Smythson partnered with architectural design studio Johnson Pinney Architects to develop the 575 Madison Avenue space, which carries diaries, notebooks, stationery, business and travel accessories, games and homeware.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Biographical details about her—revealed in her diaries and letters—have only recently been made public by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam.
    — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of diary
Verb
  • Both devices are designed to record, transcribe and analyze a user's day.
    — MacKenzie Sigalos,Annie Palmer, CNBC, 18 Oct. 2026
  • There are even more features on here, like converting audio to MIDI and transcribing your playing into tablature.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of transcribe
Verb
  • Devotion to the Amida Buddha is associated with a good death and rebirth in the Pure Land, a domain believed to be conducive to attaining buddhahood and enlightenment.
    — Mimi Hanaoka, The Conversation, 21 Oct. 2026
  • The researchers demonstrated the benefit of using different atoms by maintaining quantum entanglement for 10 seconds as against a few milliseconds attained with the same set of atoms.
    — Ameya Paleja, Interesting Engineering, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of attain

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“Log.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/log. Accessed 25 Oct. 2026.

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