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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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
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
According to the complaint, Netflix logs billions of user interactions on its platform, collecting data that allegedly includes viewing habits, entertainment preferences, devices used, household networks, app usage patterns, and other behavioral information.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
Governance must be architectural, with checkpoints on the highest-leverage decisions, audit logs across all agent actions, and validation layers before execution.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Users will also receive alerts when someone logs in to their account.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
The sanctions were handed out April 10, according to an online database maintained by the university that logs student organizations’ conduct violations.
—Matthew Kelly
april 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Hazan built a bespoke fuel-injection system, ignition mapping, and sensor array from scratch, running through an AMP EFI MS3Pro ECU that logs and monitors everything the engine is doing in real time.
—Eric Hendrikx, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
Equipped with advanced sensors, this tracker logs various metrics including calories burned, distance, steps and more.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
That’s franchise-cornerstone money handed out before Emerson even logs his first MLB at-bat.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 2026
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
Verb
Winter or summer, logs as big as Popeye’s biceps smolder in the grand fireplace of the dimly lit, deep-blue map room to ensure the theatrical cosiness stays cranked up to 11.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 16 May 2026
According to the complaint, Netflix logs billions of user interactions on its platform, collecting data that allegedly includes viewing habits, entertainment preferences, devices used, household networks, app usage patterns, and other behavioral information.
—Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 11 May 2026
Governance must be architectural, with checkpoints on the highest-leverage decisions, audit logs across all agent actions, and validation layers before execution.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, Fortune, 2 May 2026
Users will also receive alerts when someone logs in to their account.
—Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 30 Apr. 2026
The sanctions were handed out April 10, according to an online database maintained by the university that logs student organizations’ conduct violations.
—Matthew Kelly
april 23, Kansas City Star, 23 Apr. 2026
Hazan built a bespoke fuel-injection system, ignition mapping, and sensor array from scratch, running through an AMP EFI MS3Pro ECU that logs and monitors everything the engine is doing in real time.
—Eric Hendrikx, Robb Report, 22 Apr. 2026
Equipped with advanced sensors, this tracker logs various metrics including calories burned, distance, steps and more.
—Bestreviews, Chicago Tribune, 31 Mar. 2026
That’s franchise-cornerstone money handed out before Emerson even logs his first MLB at-bat.
—Rowan Fisher-Shotton, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Mar. 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
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The recorded 911 call, obtained through a Cabarrus County records request, does not identify the caller or the man in need of help, per a North Carolina law that protects that information.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
22 May 2026
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With Teutonic deadpan, Sander sends up the often ideologically weighted social photography of which his project is an example—and records the giddy, glitchy instability of the Weimar years, when the old order was in disorienting flux, and would soon disappear altogether.—
Max Norman,
New Yorker,
21 May 2026
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Throughout a career that spanned more than two decades, Kyle set records in national series wins, won championships at NASCAR’s highest level, and fostered the next generation of drivers as an owner in the Truck Series.—
Alejandra Gularte,
Vulture,
22 May 2026
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His three Truck Series wins at Kansas tied Matt Crafton for the most in that series at the track, while the victory also extended Kyle Busch Motorsports’ streak to five straight at Kansas.—
Jeff Rosen,
Kansas City Star,
22 May 2026
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Yale’s Budget Lab reports that the tariffs have raised about two hundred and fifteen billion dollars in revenues.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
18 May 2026
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Either way, when the team reports for training camp at Saint Vincent College in Latrobe in late July, Rodgers will run out with the starters with the goal of leading the Steelers back to the playoffs while eyeing the franchise’s first postseason victory in a decade.—
Will Graves,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2026
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The prototype system achieves motion-robust 3D tracking of mixed-reflectivity scenes at incredibly high frame rates.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
20 May 2026
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Once trapped, the ions are reduced to a ground state through lasers, similar to what freezing them at absolute zero achieves.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Mercury News,
19 May 2026
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The big fear was that the Nazis are going to get hold of these diaries.—
Anne Thompson,
IndieWire,
18 May 2026
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Hundreds of pages worth of private emails, text messages and internal meeting notes were submitted as evidence, including Brockman’s personal diaries, and texts between Musk and Meta CEO Mark Zuckerberg discussing possibly trying to buy OpenAI together.—
Hadas Gold,
CNN Money,
18 May 2026
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Lauren McCormick of Squaremouth notes that many people only consider travel insurance for flights or cruises.—
Christopher Elliott,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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The recovery in achievement rates in the highest poverty districts, the report notes, seems to largely be due to federal relief funds given to state and local governments that were impacted by the COVID-19 pandemic.—
Connor Greene,
Time,
16 May 2026
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Lynch scores from 1 yard out half the time.—
CJ Moore,
New York Times,
15 May 2026
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Richard Jefferson scores 18 of his 31 points after regulation to lead New Jersey to a 127-120 triple-overtime victory over Detroit and a 3-2 lead in the Eastern Conference semifinals.—
Sports Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
14 May 2026
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With the ease of online publishing, the number of journals has exploded, and with them the number of papers.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
19 May 2026
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Witnesses included Brockman, whose journals showed wealth aspirations, and Microsoft CEO Satya Nadella, who criticized OpenAI's 2023 board actions.—
Anisha Sircar,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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“Logs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logs. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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