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
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
Despite my concerns about how long Norton logs data, no such information has led back to any users.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
When the user logs in, the website sends the user a pseudo-random string of data.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Noun
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
Despite my concerns about how long Norton logs data, no such information has led back to any users.
—PC Magazine, 3 Sep. 2025
When the user logs in, the website sends the user a pseudo-random string of data.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 28 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for logs
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The text records royal decrees including tax relief during poor Nile floods; donations to temples; the creation of a new priestly office; a festival tied to the heliacal rising of Sirius; and a calendar reform introducing a leap day every four years.—
Maria Mocerino,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Sep. 2025
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Toward the end of the colonial period, portrait photography records yet another cultural shift.—
H.M.A. Leow,
JSTOR Daily,
13 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, Matthew is seen as the driving force behind the Florida Panthers’ emergence as a hockey powerhouse, helping mold the franchise while leading them to two Stanley Cup Finals wins.—
DJ Siddiqi,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Then the Panthers put together three straight touchdown drives — composed of 14 plays, then 14 plays, then 12 plays — and recovered an onside kick to put them about 50 yards away from one of the greatest comeback wins in franchise history.—
Alex Zietlow,
Charlotte Observer,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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General Mills reports before the opening bell on Wednesday.—
Jeff Marks,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The outlet conducted its investigation based on more than one million FAA and National Aeronautics and Space Administration (NASA) reports, thousands of documents, and more than 100 interviews.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Stuart sees a 20% chance that progress will continue until AI achieves superhuman intelligence.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Many an antiquer knows the struggle of waiting years to find the perfect patinaed detail, but this collaboration achieves the look straight out of the box.—
Julia Harrison,
Architectural Digest,
9 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Glancing at her letters and diaries there are delightful moments throughout.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Sep. 2025
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Her diaries, two volumes of which have been published, reveal a wonderful writer, lyrical and self-lacerating.—
Anahid Nersessian,
New Yorker,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The report notes that OpenAI’s systems already have built-in safeguards that prevent the company’s chatbots from generating AI images for government IDs.—
Senior Reporter,
PC Magazine,
15 Sep. 2025
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Anifrani notes that high-touch areas, such as remote controls, thermostats, and coffee makers, are disinfected daily.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
15 Sep. 2025
Verb
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The Belgian winger then dribbles past Shaw, before assisting Foden, who scores with a header into the far corner.—
Ahmed Walid,
New York Times,
15 Sep. 2025
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Josh Moore scores again Hello, Josh Moore.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 Sep. 2025
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Her academic credentials include published research in journals such as Nature Cell Biology and FASEB Journal, with extensive work on aging, nutrition, and disease prevention.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
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Parker’s attempts to publish in academic journals have regularly been rebuffed.—
Tom Bartlett,
The Atlantic,
9 Sep. 2025
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“Logs.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/logs. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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