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as in chronology
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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2
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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1
as in to log
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 to list
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 record
Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2025
Ramos posted the $50,000 bail a Queens criminal court judge levied against him during his arraignment on May 4, according to court records.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 May 2025
What will happen to human time with no one there to record it?
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Noun
Whiteway’s draw total set a school record in an NCAA Tournament game.
—Edward Lee, Baltimore Sun, 10 May 2025
Ramos posted the $50,000 bail a Queens criminal court judge levied against him during his arraignment on May 4, according to court records.
—Thomas Tracy, New York Daily News, 10 May 2025
Verb
The chart below shows that the first three months of 2025, as a whole, were the second-warmest Q1 recorded.
—Janet Loehrke, USA Today, 19 May 2025
What will happen to human time with no one there to record it?
—Lorraine Berry, Los Angeles Times, 19 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for record
Noun
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Authorities were still working to piece together a motive and build a chronology of events leading up to the attack.—
Eric Tucker,
Chicago Tribune,
17 May 2025
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By establishing a chronology of the Group members’ works and analyzing the interrelationships of ideas therein, Rosenbaum seeks to create a literary history of Bloomsbury.—
Jenny Noyce,
JSTOR Daily,
14 May 2025
Verb
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By that point, the club’s two-minute reveal video had logged more than eight million views and its new hashtag, #TusksUp, had already been used more than 20,000 times, according to team sources.—
Carol Schram,
Forbes.com,
9 May 2025
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When the cat enters the box, their weight is displayed on the front, and the app logs every time it was used, for how long, when the cleaning cycle begins, ends, and when the deodorizing spray was emitted.—
Molly Higgins,
Wired News,
9 May 2025
Verb
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Favorite Paint Picks Drew listed Farrow & Ball’s Dimity as his favorite neutral.—
Eleni N. Gage,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 May 2025
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Here is the lineup of home and road opponents, listed alphabetically. Steelers’ 2025 opponents The Steelers went 10-7 in the 2024 regular season before being blown out by the Baltimore Ravens in the wild-card round of the playoffs, extending Pittsburgh’s winless postseason drought to eight years.—
Mike DeFabo,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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Combs' lawyers have argued the law has a history of racial bias that rarely results in prosecution.—
Taijuan Moorman,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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At the start of the study, none of the participants had a history of blood clots, endometriosis, or polycystic ovarian syndrome, among other health conditions.—
Kristen Fischer,
Health,
12 May 2025
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Based on Isaac Asimov’s trilogy, season 3 continues the epic chronicle of a band of exiles on their monumental journey to save humanity and rebuild civilization amid the fall of the Galactic Empire.—
Denise Petski,
Deadline,
7 May 2025
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The chronicles are followed by two million TikTok users, with nearly a million more on Instagram.—
Alissa Wilkinson,
New York Times,
4 May 2025
Verb
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However, new cases were reported in October 2024 in Panama, Costa Rica, Nicaragua, and Honduras, the CDC said.—
George Petras,
USA Today,
14 May 2025
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Reuters reported in April that a network of social media accounts sprang up in the wake of Rodrigo’s arrest, coordinating praise of the Dutertes and attacks on the ICC and Marcoses.—
Chad de Guzman,
Time,
13 May 2025
Verb
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The Texas Department of Public Safety runs the database but local law enforcement agencies are responsible for entering the names.—
Rick Jervis,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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Running of The Maryland Sprint Stakes Booth, jockeyed by Erik Asmussen and trained by Steven Asmussen, won the fourth race of the day as the favorite entering it.—
Taylor Lyons,
Baltimore Sun,
17 May 2025
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Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.—
Tommy McArdle,
People.com,
19 May 2025
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After a long, arduous wait, her story caught the attention of Royal Canine.—
Saman Shafiq,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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“Record.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/record. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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