1
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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as in logbook
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Recent Examples of log
Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Now, most phones keep some kind of log, and fitness trackers are specially designed to monitor this.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 July 2025
Jeaneen Russell, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The rotation, which features Kodai Senga, Sean Manaea, Clay Holmes, Frankie Montas and Peterson — who, to his credit, has logged at least six innings in four straight starts — looks the same.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Verb
Trump’s name has appeared on Epstein’s phone logs, Epstein’s plane passenger lists and in Epstein’s phone directories, along with the names of other influential and wealthy people.
—Ben Wieder, Miami Herald, 24 July 2025
Now, most phones keep some kind of log, and fitness trackers are specially designed to monitor this.
—Korin Miller, SELF, 24 July 2025
Noun
Just log in with your email at Rue La La to shop the Birkenstock sale.
—Jeaneen Russell, People.com, 1 Aug. 2025
The rotation, which features Kodai Senga, Sean Manaea, Clay Holmes, Frankie Montas and Peterson — who, to his credit, has logged at least six innings in four straight starts — looks the same.
—Will Sammon, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for log
Verb
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From 2020 to 2024, the number of annual fires has increased 68% compared with the 1990s, the first complete decade recorded in the fire data.—
Ignacio Calderon,
USA Today,
31 July 2025
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The term was first recorded in English in the mid-18th century.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
31 July 2025
Verb
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Democrats have only once won three gubernatorial elections in a row in Wisconsin.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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While on that topic, the Vols – coached by Tony Vitello – won the CWS in 2024, ending a 15-year team NCAA drought for UT and fueling a fun baseball rivalry because the state’s two SEC school.—
Gentry Estes,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
Noun
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Baksh lost 27 other days’ pay for other infractions, including working a security job without department approval, being late to a transit post and making logbook errors.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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The stuff of them, fragments of timers and pages of logbooks, aren’t intended to uncover new information or unravel conspiracies.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Verb
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Among the audit’s other findings: Foundations were failing to report in-kind donations, were not tracking which assets have donor restrictions and were not recording investment activities in general ledgers.—
Kristen Taketa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
6 Aug. 2025
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Terms were not disclosed, but NFL Network reported Allen will sign a one-year deal worth $8.52 million.—
Daniel Popper,
New York Times,
6 Aug. 2025
Verb
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Her music, especially live, seems intent on achieving this spectral effect.—
Elena Saavedra Buckley,
New Yorker,
1 Aug. 2025
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Glasgow relished the victory and how people had come together to achieve it.—
Kathleen Toner,
CNN Money,
1 Aug. 2025
Noun
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Northumberland was a 70-gun warship built in Bristol, England in 1679 as part of the transformation of the English navy under Samuel Pepys – now best-known for his diaries – from a corrupt institution to a fighting force to be reckoned with.—
Lianne Kolirin,
CNN Money,
30 July 2025
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The outlet also revealed that Harry sharing his diary would potentially spark conversations about when father and son can meet in person again.—
Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa,
FOXNews.com,
30 July 2025
Verb
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Another part of the system allows people to send texts, photos and videos to a dispatcher, and the system also can transcribe a call, according to the release.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
21 July 2025
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These tools transcribe, analyze and extract insight from sales conversations in real time.—
David Mattson,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
Verb
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On this day in 1952: With the establishment of its constitution, Puerto Rico attained self-government as an unincorporated commonwealth of the United States, 54 years after it was invaded by U.S. forces.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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Hogan rose to prominence as a wrestler in the 1970s but attained superstardom in the 1980s as part of the World Wrestling Federation, now the WWE.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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“Log.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/log. Accessed 8 Aug. 2025.
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