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as in chronologies
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
the town paper published a record of the debate, as well as a synopsis of each candidate's stance on the major questions
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as in annals
an account of important events in the order in which they happened
historical records on the rise of the Roman Empire are plentiful
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as in logs
to make a written note of
the reporter recorded the events of the evening in her notebook for later reference
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as in lists
to put (someone or something) on a list
he was recorded as having been a passenger on that ill-fated ship, but his body was never recovered
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Recent Examples of records
Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
The group combed through publicly available records to map out a network that captured the personal and professional relationships among the College of Cardinals (the senior clergy members who serve as both voters and candidates for the papacy).
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Pulte ended up wiring the former associate $250,000 that was premised, in part, on the associate falsely promising that Ye would provide financial and public support for Pulte’s online philanthropy, court records show.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
The sophisticated process involves comparing the cell phone numbers of employees with local cell phone tower registration records to help pinpoint the geographical location of a device at the time of the explosion.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Campaign finance records show that in 2024, Flora received $624,304 to his Flora for Assembly 2024 account and spent $606,213 of it.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
While crime in Memphis has declined by double-digit percentages since early 2024, the city still records some of the highest violent-crime rates in the country.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The Tech coach also records a weekly podcast.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Looking at the company’s supply chain, Panjiva records 60% of National Tree’s imports come from China.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
According to the vice chair of the board and records the college provided to the Miami Herald, the trustees had not received confirmation of the state’s plans for the land ahead of the vote.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Emre Acar, his producer and presenter, reads and records these dispatches from prison before airing them in the morning.
—Afşin Yurdakul, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
The temperature is the actual air reading — what a thermometer records in the shade.
—Brandi D. Addison, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
What the numbers show From 2000 to 2024, the dataset records 379 incidents and 487 deaths at religious congregations and religious community centers.
—James Densley, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Noun
The Herald obtained the analysis through a public records request.
—Michelle Marchante, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2025
The group combed through publicly available records to map out a network that captured the personal and professional relationships among the College of Cardinals (the senior clergy members who serve as both voters and candidates for the papacy).
—Jack Murtagh, Scientific American, 11 Oct. 2025
Pulte ended up wiring the former associate $250,000 that was premised, in part, on the associate falsely promising that Ye would provide financial and public support for Pulte’s online philanthropy, court records show.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
The sophisticated process involves comparing the cell phone numbers of employees with local cell phone tower registration records to help pinpoint the geographical location of a device at the time of the explosion.
—Isabel Rosales, CNN Money, 11 Oct. 2025
Campaign finance records show that in 2024, Flora received $624,304 to his Flora for Assembly 2024 account and spent $606,213 of it.
—Kate Wolffe, Sacbee.com, 11 Oct. 2025
Verb
The parties appeared to reach a détente nearly a year later when Pulte received a plaque and a letter of thanks, court records state.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2025
While crime in Memphis has declined by double-digit percentages since early 2024, the city still records some of the highest violent-crime rates in the country.
—Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
The Tech coach also records a weekly podcast.
—Mitch Sherman, New York Times, 9 Oct. 2025
Looking at the company’s supply chain, Panjiva records 60% of National Tree’s imports come from China.
—Lori Ann Larocco, CNBC, 8 Oct. 2025
According to the vice chair of the board and records the college provided to the Miami Herald, the trustees had not received confirmation of the state’s plans for the land ahead of the vote.
—Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 7 Oct. 2025
Emre Acar, his producer and presenter, reads and records these dispatches from prison before airing them in the morning.
—Afşin Yurdakul, Time, 7 Oct. 2025
The temperature is the actual air reading — what a thermometer records in the shade.
—Brandi D. Addison, jsonline.com, 3 Oct. 2025
What the numbers show From 2000 to 2024, the dataset records 379 incidents and 487 deaths at religious congregations and religious community centers.
—James Densley, The Conversation, 1 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for records
Verb
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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
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The system logs license plate information, vehicle characteristics and timestamps.—
Wren Smetana,
AZCentral.com,
5 Oct. 2025
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The district’s website lists Ellis as the person designated to receive paper checks — payable to an Alexandria, Virginia, group called the Article III Foundation — to help cover the district’s legal costs.—
Ann Schimke,
Denver Post,
16 Oct. 2025
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Washington Trails Association lists all the hiking trails currently accessible.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
AFAR Media,
15 Oct. 2025
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He's published cookbooks and food histories, and he's been a contributor to the New York Times, the now-shuttered magazine, Gourmet, the Food Network, and NPR's Weekend All Things Considered.—
NPR,
NPR,
14 Oct. 2025
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Through his work, Strachan examines histories often overlooked in mainstream narratives, particularly those connected to the Black diaspora, encouraging viewers to reconsider which histories are celebrated and how they are represented.—
Ryma Chikhoune,
Footwear News,
11 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Boston Red Sox All-Star third baseman Alex Bregman is planning on opting out of his current contract and testing free agency, reports Jon Heyman of the New York Post.—
Noah Camras,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The firings included staff at the agency’s National Center for Injury Prevention and Control who track suicide trends and those in charge of the Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR), the CDC journal that reports disease outbreaks to public health agencies nationwide.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Target often schedules its Circle Week to coincide with similar large-scale sales events from other major retailers, such as Amazon's Prime Big Deal Days and Walmart's Holiday Deals event—both set to begin on Tuesday, October 7.—
Jessie Quinn,
USA Today,
8 Oct. 2025
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Major League Baseball schedules all the games to start at roughly the same time on the final day so no team gets a competitive advantage in games that have an impact on the final standings.—
Jeff Fletcher,
Oc Register,
28 Sep. 2025
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The spending would be from campaign accounts, which are funded by donations.—
Kate Wolffe,
Sacbee.com,
12 Oct. 2025
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To be sure, problem gamblers found their way around it, opening accounts with offshore sportsbooks or a local guy-who-knew-a-guy.—
Paul Solotaroff,
Rolling Stone,
12 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In place of that information, the administration now only notes that the Legislature approved $276 million in this year’s state budget for the shelter system, as well as the average amount spent on families in shelter each week and the total amount of cash spent from a shelter reserve fund.—
Matthew Medsger,
Boston Herald,
13 Oct. 2025
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Kirsten Eddy, a senior researcher at Pew Research Center who specializes in news and information habits, notes that the internet and social media have changed people’s attitudes toward information.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Mills enters the race at a strange moment — the government has been shut down for two weeks and Collins is among the aspiring dealmakers trying to figure out how to reopen it.—
Burgess Everett,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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Here’s a quick guide to what’s available and what’s not as the shutdown enters its 13th day Monday, with no end in sight.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Records.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/records. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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