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as in recording
to make a written note of
the station captain logged the arrest and then left for home
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as in achieving
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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Recent Examples of logging
Strong, the consensus national player of the year in 2025-26, had one of her worst performances in a UConn jersey at the Final Four, logging 12 points and 12 rebounds on 25% shooting in the 62-48 defeat that ended the Huskies’ undefeated season.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Worldwide, 60% of bird species are declining in population – victims of logging, agricultural expansion, and economic development.
—Andy Court, CBS News, 3 May 2026
In 2021, a critical vulnerability in Log4j—a logging library maintained by a handful of volunteers—exposed hundreds of millions of devices.
—Evan Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Consistently logging sub-7-hour nights doesn’t just leave you sleep-deprived.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
With the Illini, Durojaiye played in 12 games last year, starting nine and logging a career-high 409 snaps en route to honorable mention All-Big Ten honors.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Saxena and colleagues tasked 25 study volunteers to conduct a series of everyday online tasks such as repeatedly logging into accounts and changing passwords.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
What the Amtrak data breach means for you If your data is part of this breach, the immediate risk isn’t someone logging into your account.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Shamet played 18 minutes in Game 1 and 10 minutes in Game 2 before logging seven minutes combined through Games 3 and 4.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 4 May 2026
Worldwide, 60% of bird species are declining in population – victims of logging, agricultural expansion, and economic development.
—Andy Court, CBS News, 3 May 2026
In 2021, a critical vulnerability in Log4j—a logging library maintained by a handful of volunteers—exposed hundreds of millions of devices.
—Evan Johnson, IEEE Spectrum, 30 Apr. 2026
Consistently logging sub-7-hour nights doesn’t just leave you sleep-deprived.
—Allison Palmer, Kansas City Star, 30 Apr. 2026
With the Illini, Durojaiye played in 12 games last year, starting nine and logging a career-high 409 snaps en route to honorable mention All-Big Ten honors.
—Sam Khan Jr, New York Times, 30 Apr. 2026
Saxena and colleagues tasked 25 study volunteers to conduct a series of everyday online tasks such as repeatedly logging into accounts and changing passwords.
—Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 29 Apr. 2026
What the Amtrak data breach means for you If your data is part of this breach, the immediate risk isn’t someone logging into your account.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Shamet played 18 minutes in Game 1 and 10 minutes in Game 2 before logging seven minutes combined through Games 3 and 4.
—Kristian Winfield, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logging
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Shirokawa, meanwhile, was a demon on defense, recording four assists on routine-to-difficult grounders and an acrobatic layout for a diving catch of a line drive.—
Rick Armstrong,
Chicago Tribune,
6 May 2026
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Hoerner has been crafty on the base paths, recording seven steals on seven attempts.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
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Check out our top picks for achieving his look like a bold pair of eyeglasses, clean suit separates, a crisp shirt and standout accessories including brooches, pocket squares and more!—
ABC News,
ABC News,
1 May 2026
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In another sweeping effort to mitigate a weighty budget deficit and work towards achieving future financial stability, Evanston-Skokie District 65 has announced plans to eliminate all middle school librarian positions beginning next year, according to multiple district officials.—
Claire Murphy,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Datadog and Block are among the companies reporting their latest quarterly results next week that can count on earnings momentum as a catalyst.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
2 May 2026
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Rick Porter contributed reporting.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
1 May 2026
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Aspen Wooten, a talented tennis prodigy who moved from Memphis to Lake Nona with her family as a ninth grader, had accomplished just about everything available in her four-year high school career — including winning more than 100 matches.—
Buddy Collings,
The Orlando Sentinel,
29 Apr. 2026
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Schindler also put down the winning kill in both games for the Knights (16-5, 1-1).—
Jeff Vorva,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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To prepare for the release of the 1926 census, archivists spent nearly three years conserving, digitizing and transcribing the decades-old data, McBride said.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Apr. 2026
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With the advancement of technology, there is now a transcribing tool on hand, but Warner says, human transcribing is not only faster, but 99% accurate.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
5 Mar. 2026
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Presenting decent, competitive teams with the prospect of attaining the best lottery odds will only further encourage those in the middle of the standings to hold a fire sale at the trade deadline to try to drop down.—
Lev Akabas,
Sportico.com,
17 Apr. 2026
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The first season ended on a final note, and became wildly popular upon its 2023 release, attaining the coveted top spot on the streaming viewership rankings and winning eight Emmys.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
13 Apr. 2026
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Even as anthropologists were decisively abandoning totemism, however, the idea was gaining cultural credibility elsewhere.—
Glenn Adamson,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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And Chinese carmakers are fast gaining market share there.—
Simone McCarthy,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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The Moon in Scorpio harmonizes with Jupiter through your 5th House of Creativity, making connection feel more natural, playful, and easy to enjoy.—
Tarot.com,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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These questions have been haunting Hong Kong for over forty years, about as long as Pau has been making art.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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“Logging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logging. Accessed 8 May. 2026.
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