logs 1 of 2

verb

present tense third-person singular of log
1
as in records
to make a written note of the station captain logged the arrest and then left for home

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2
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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logs

2 of 2

noun

plural of log
as in logbooks

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Recent Examples of logs
Verb
Audit logs record who ran what, and access controls limit who can change a model. — Srinivas Chippagiri, Forbes.com, 5 Nov. 2026 The digital telemetry monitor logs over 80 driving telemetry points per second including live motor temperatures, side-slip angles and brake pressure curves to offer real-time tutorial graphics to help drivers adjust their driving lines. — New Atlas, 24 Oct. 2026 Every user who logs in is a user whose account the fraudsters now own. — Neil J. Rubenking, PC Magazine, 30 Sep. 2026 In late August, Luke Agada logs onto Zoom from his studio in Chicago, with two new paintings of surreal domestic landscapes mounted on the wall behind him. — Kristen Tauer, Footwear News, 18 Sep. 2026 Law enforcement agencies have partnered with the company to speed up investigations by having access to a database that logs vehicle information like license plate, make, model, dents or modifications. — Irene Wright, USA Today, 9 Sep. 2026 The screen porch is the family’s favorite spot in the summer, and Old logs hours there reading or working on needlepoint projects. — Ella Field, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Aug. 2026 The incident appeared repeatedly in intelligence community cyber logs tracking threats surrounding the election. — Kaelan Deese, The Washington Examiner, 6 Aug. 2026
Noun
Closer images reveal a more substantial structure with a pointed roof, made from logs and foliage, housing a log table and several bags, rope and a helmet hanging from the rafters which are covered by a plastic tarpaulin. — Laura Sharman, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025 The logs are precision-fitted, showcasing the artistry of traditional log construction. — Randy Tucker, Cincinnati Enquirer, 20 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logs
  1. records
  2. wins
  3. diaries
  4. reports
  5. achieves
  6. journals
  7. notes
  8. scores
Verb
  • Social Security numbers are matched with Social Security Administration records.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2026
  • It was filed three days later, according to Texas Ethics Commission records.
    — Fort Worth Star-Telegram, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of records
Verb
  • Each man wins one round of the fight before it’s broken up, ensuring there’s no clear winner — but the mere fact that Cliff was able to throw a martial arts legend into the side of a car is a feather in his cap.
    — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Horse racing’s biggest star closes from dead last, but Blame holds off the 6-year-old mare and wins the $5 million Breeders’ Cup Classic under the lights Churchill Downs.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of wins
Noun
  • Everyone had to fill out daily sleep diaries and were fitted with glucose monitors and research-level wrist actigraphs to track sleep better than self-reporting can.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Last year’s Bookmatch led me to some of my favorite reads in 2025, including Charlotte Shane’s An Honest Woman and the diaries of Helen Garner.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 6 Nov. 2026
Definition of diaries
Verb
  • The Wall Street Journal reports that the ship's launch was delayed at the beginning because the boat needed repairs.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Nearly 8 in 10 first-year applicants for undergraduate admission to public and 7 in 10 to private colleges and universities get in, the National Association for College Admission Counseling, or NACAC, reports.
    — Jon Marcus, NPR, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of reports
Verb
  • So fill a surface with words, more words and larger words than are necessary; fill a surface with something—anything—that achieves a minimal degree of individuation as well as commercial persuasion.
    — Alec Mapes-Frances, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • The five-phase program will begin with initial criticality, the point at which a reactor achieves a self-sustaining nuclear chain reaction.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of achieves
Noun
  • The controversy highlights a growing concern in academia about whether some researchers could rely too heavily on AI to churn out a wave of papers that overwhelms journals charged with vetting the work.
    — TODD WALLACK THE WASHINGTON POST, Arkansas Online, 8 Nov. 2026
  • The studies were published in Advanced Materials and Science journals.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of journals
Verb
  • My husband, a bookseller, often notes that most books are bad, and this may be doubly true for children’s books, whose brevity leads foolhardy would-be authors to underestimate the difficulty of their task.
    — Molly Fischer, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The easy chemistry translates into the competition itself, where Levine notes that the four coaches are all fiercely competitive, but without the kind of animosity that can sometimes come with fighting over artists.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 2 Nov. 2026
Definition of notes
Verb
  • Elina Svitolina, in Tom Ford, scores a snack while Rybakina, Gauff, and Muchova come away empty-handed.
    — Corey Seymour, Vogue, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Beliveau, who scores all four Canadien goals, gets three in 44 seconds against Bruins goaltender Terry Sawchuk on the same power play.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 5 Nov. 2026
Definition of scores

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“Logs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logs. Accessed 13 Nov. 2026.

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