1
as in reports
to make a written note of
the station captain logged the arrest and then left for home
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as in wins
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 logs
Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025
Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
The system logs license plate information, vehicle characteristics and timestamps.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Keep Essentials Ready To Go Renee Dalo, a coach and speaker who logs about 100 travel days a year, says the secret is in her toiletry bag.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
That means automatic change logs for every catalog update, dual approvals for pricing tweaks and clear separation of duties for discount policies.
—Ranganath Taware, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The system logs plate information, vehicle characteristics, and timestamps.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
To pay those bills, Cal Fire logs the public’s trees in its largest holding – Jackson Demonstration State Forest – which spans 50,000 acres in Mendocino County.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The accounts team logs in right on time, and the stupid dance of platitudes that precedes every meeting at every company around the world begins.
—Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
In chat logs James shared with CNN, the conversation with ChatGPT is expansive and philosophical.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Verb
The logs are precision-fitted, showcasing the artistry of traditional log construction.
—Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025
Noun
Cut hard cheeses in cubes or bite-size chunks, while leave softer cheeses and logs whole.
—Catharine Kaufman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Oct. 2025
The system logs license plate information, vehicle characteristics and timestamps.
—Wren Smetana, AZCentral.com, 5 Oct. 2025
Keep Essentials Ready To Go Renee Dalo, a coach and speaker who logs about 100 travel days a year, says the secret is in her toiletry bag.
—Alesandra Dubin, Southern Living, 17 Sep. 2025
That means automatic change logs for every catalog update, dual approvals for pricing tweaks and clear separation of duties for discount policies.
—Ranganath Taware, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The system logs plate information, vehicle characteristics, and timestamps.
—Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
To pay those bills, Cal Fire logs the public’s trees in its largest holding – Jackson Demonstration State Forest – which spans 50,000 acres in Mendocino County.
—John P. O’Brien, Mercury News, 13 Sep. 2025
The accounts team logs in right on time, and the stupid dance of platitudes that precedes every meeting at every company around the world begins.
—Literary Hub, 5 Sep. 2025
In chat logs James shared with CNN, the conversation with ChatGPT is expansive and philosophical.
—Hadas Gold, CNN Money, 5 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logs
Verb
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After creating an account, eBirders can log on at any time to submit a checklist that records location, time, date and a list of birds observed.—
Ernie Cowan,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Oct. 2025
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Court records state that on June 4, 2024, X suspended Plummer’s original account for violating its rules against violent speech.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
25 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In today’s environment, the leader who can integrate across boundaries — technical and human, strategic and tactical, long-term and immediate — is the one who wins.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
27 Oct. 2025
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Read on for how to watch Love Island Australia in the US to see which couple wins the final $50,000 grand prize.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Fortune reports on air traffic controllers who are driving for Uber and DoorDash to make ends meet.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
21 Oct. 2025
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More than one in four trade-ins had negative equity in the third quarter of 2025, Edmunds reports.—
Daniel de Visé,
USA Today,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The display area matches the size of a human pupil and achieves a resolution beyond 25,000 pixels per inch (ppi), which is about 150 times denser than most smartphone screens.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
24 Oct. 2025
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Through several calculations of length, width, and depth, Manzur achieves these different sizes while guaranteeing that each basin can hold an equivalent volume of water.—
Mario Rodriguez,
Miami Herald,
23 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Bolton kept diaries — that is not a crime.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
17 Oct. 2025
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Bolton's personal diaries over his 45-year career -- records that are unclassified, shared only with his immediate family, and known to the FBI as far back as 2021.—
Pierre Thomas,
ABC News,
16 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The science author Stuart Clark notes that the concept was nonsensical to contemporary scientists, who assumed that magnetism could not break free from a magnet and that the Sun’s energy radiated equally across its surface.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
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Almost any bitters can work, but Barton notes that lighter, fruit-forward flavors—like cherry, orange, or chocolate—tend to complement coffee best, while overly smoky or savory bitters can overwhelm it.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The average monthly mortgage in Blythe is $1,332, while the Riverside County city scores 71 out of 100 on livability.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
21 Oct. 2025
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If the plane ticket is part of the surprise, sticking it inside one of the compartments scores 10s across the board in terms of presentation.—
Audrey Lee,
Architectural Digest,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The research will be released across several scientific journals on a rolling basis.—
Evan Bush,
NBC news,
22 Oct. 2025
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Her fiction and nonfiction have appeared in literary journals and anthologies, including The Best American Short Stories series.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Logs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logs. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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