1
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
Darren Yapi was the Rapids’ best bang-for-your-buck player on the roster, logging career highs in goals (eight) and assists (two) for just $104,000 annually.
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Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
And logging, alas, does not pay very well.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The good news is that setting up passkeys takes just a few minutes, and once they're enabled, logging in becomes faster and more secure.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Roberts played 20 games for Miami with just one start, logging 21 tackles in that span.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
FileJump’s drag-and-drop feature makes everything easy to manage, and setting up is as easy as signing up and logging in.
—PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2025
Rice had quite the debut, logging seven catches for 42 yards and two touchdowns.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
During his time off, Wasefi traveled across Afghanistan with his trumpet, logging his journeys on YouTube.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Since 1980, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has maintained a database tracking these bank-busting events, logging every drought, flood, freeze, severe storm, tropical cyclone, wildfire, or winter storm that had a price tag of $1 billion or more.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Braidon Nourse, Denver Post, 29 Oct. 2025
And logging, alas, does not pay very well.
—Daniel De Visé, USA Today, 28 Oct. 2025
The good news is that setting up passkeys takes just a few minutes, and once they're enabled, logging in becomes faster and more secure.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
Roberts played 20 games for Miami with just one start, logging 21 tackles in that span.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 27 Oct. 2025
FileJump’s drag-and-drop feature makes everything easy to manage, and setting up is as easy as signing up and logging in.
—PC Magazine, 26 Oct. 2025
Rice had quite the debut, logging seven catches for 42 yards and two touchdowns.
—Michael Gallagher, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Oct. 2025
During his time off, Wasefi traveled across Afghanistan with his trumpet, logging his journeys on YouTube.
—Vidushi Mishti Sharma, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Since 1980, the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) has maintained a database tracking these bank-busting events, logging every drought, flood, freeze, severe storm, tropical cyclone, wildfire, or winter storm that had a price tag of $1 billion or more.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 22 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logging
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He was also charged with recording any words churchgoers spoke out of turn, when they were supposed to be attending to the service.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Yesavage — who started his professional baseball career on the Blue Jays Single-A minor league affiliate in Florida six months ago — threw a record 12 strikeouts in seven innings, recording no walks, three hits and one run.—
Anna Lazarus Caplan,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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Given today’s political polarization, achieving such majorities for even a bipartisan infrastructure plan seems impossible—let alone for the coronation of a man the amendment was written to prevent.—
Dan Perry,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Danielson said that as BroncoPRO continues to grow, more opportunities for freshmen to earn money will become available, but the emphasis will still be on achieving the right to earn that money.—
Shaun Goodwin,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Oct. 2025
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He was again arrested by the LAPD in 2004 for falsely reporting an emergency.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
2 Nov. 2025
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Vogue is committed to reporting and riffing on the global fashion conversation—always filtered through the lens of culture and what’s happening in the world at large.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
1 Nov. 2025
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Double-winning trio Alejandro Grimaldo, Edmond Tapsoba and Patrik Schick are all still at the club, providing at least some continuity in support.—
Sebastian Stafford-Bloor,
New York Times,
31 Oct. 2025
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American Express Dining and drinks All the food and drinks are curated by The Culinary Collective by The Centurion Lounge, a collection of James Beard® Award-winning Resy chefs, including Mashama Bailey, Sarah Grueneberg, Kwame Onwuachi and Mike Solomonov, as well as bar director Harrison Ginsberg.—
Lori Zaino,
CNBC,
31 Oct. 2025
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But many of the available tools are focused on reducing administrative burden by transcribing clinical visits, drafting notes and formulating appeal letters.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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But voicemails also have a blue dot next to the red phone number or name (along with text summarizing or transcribing the voicemail underneath if those settings are active).—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
17 Sep. 2025
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The building, which is working toward attaining LEED Gold certification, has been in the works for more than two decades.—
Rosemary Feitelberg,
Footwear News,
23 Oct. 2025
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His priorities are retaining local business, attaining affordable housing, and sustainable economic environmental development to make Shawnee a welcoming community.—
PJ Green
October 20,
Kansas City Star,
20 Oct. 2025
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With the brothers being seven years apart in age, James got his start as an actor first, gaining recognition with his breakthrough role in the TV series Freaks and Geeks from 1999 to 2000, and then for playing Harry Osborn in the Spider-Man trilogy, starring Tobey Maguire.—
Carly Thomas,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Nov. 2025
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Duke looked unstoppable in gaining 199 yards in the first quarter to lead 21-7.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
2 Nov. 2025
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Similar bills were proposed in Britain in recent years but failed to pass; a new version is now making its way through parliament.—
Jessie Yeung,
CNN Money,
3 Nov. 2025
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Flooding the valley with noise and velocity, making an impressive mess – smash-up of trees, shrubbery, and unballasted creatures.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
3 Nov. 2025
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“Logging.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logging. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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