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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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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 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
ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Krystiana and her motherhood journey set a personal record of over 244 million views for one of her videos.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
The video was posted by an online content creator with nearly 70,000 followers on Instagram, and appears to have been recorded from his point of view during the walkout.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Noun
With a three-decade record of violent crime that includes strangling a pregnant woman and firing a shotgun under a person's chin, McKay was scheduled to stand trial next month on methamphetamine trafficking charges that could have locked him up for 25 years.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
Krystiana and her motherhood journey set a personal record of over 244 million views for one of her videos.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 19 Feb. 2026
Verb
The event, recorded in all four Gospels — Matthew, Mark, Luke and John — marked the beginning of the end of Jesus' time on Earth.
—Marina Johnson, IndyStar, 20 Feb. 2026
The video was posted by an online content creator with nearly 70,000 followers on Instagram, and appears to have been recorded from his point of view during the walkout.
—Joseph States, Chicago Tribune, 20 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for record
Noun
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That family has expanded and relocated, as Emily herself noted in a quick chronology of the home team’s progression from Chinatown to Greenwich Village, then to a second place in Greenwich Village in just a few years.—
Robert Sullivan,
Vogue,
16 Feb. 2026
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The $720-million structure will serve as the new home for LACMA’s permanent collection with 90 exhibition galleries organized thematically rather than by medium or chronology.—
Jessica Gelt,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Braun led all scorers with 20 points, with Battle logging 17 points.—
Staff Report,
Twin Cities,
16 Feb. 2026
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Over time, Rathna rotated through multiple departments and logged more than 200 volunteer hours, far exceeding the program’s minimum requirement of 24 hours.—
Nancy Badertscher,
AJC.com,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Cesarina Calderon, no address listed.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ferguson is listed as the sole director of the companies, all of which applied in recent days to be struck off the UK’s official Companies House register, where virtually all businesses must file information such as directors’ details and annual returns.—
Billy Stockwell,
CNN Money,
17 Feb. 2026
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Ficke was Moe’s right-hand man with the Nuggets from 1982-84, the Abbott to his Costello, at the start of one of the most successful — and absolutely bonkers — periods of the team’s history.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
18 Feb. 2026
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Meanwhile, all 17 of the album's tracks charted on the Billboard Hot 100, making Bad Bunny the first Latin artist in history to have over 100 entries on the chart.—
Edward Segarra,
USA Today,
18 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The beauty restructuring chronicles continue, with Glossier being the latest brand said to be undergoing a significant reduction in the size of its workforce.—
Jenny B. Fine,
Footwear News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The documentary chronicles the 20 days before the 2025 presidential inauguration.—
Etan Vlessing,
HollywoodReporter,
9 Feb. 2026
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Part of the reason Bragg didn’t know is that South Carolina doesn’t require hospitals to report admissions for measles, potentially obscuring the disease’s severity.—
Jennifer Berry Hawes,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Variety has also recently reported that most WBD employees favor Netflix over Paramount as a potential buyer.—
Wesley Stenzel,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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If an agency is allowed to give itself the right to enter people's homes, the consequences could go far beyond immigration enforcement.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
16 Feb. 2026
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After graduating from Syracuse University, Silverblatt entered a training program at S&P in downtown Manhattan in the late 1970s.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
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Dig deep and sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free Survivor Weekly newsletter to have all the latest news, interviews, and commentary sent right to your inbox.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
21 Feb. 2026
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In the time since, his take on the character has become a fixture of fascination in pop culture, spawning a countless number of halloween costumes, memes and commentary.—
Payton Turkeltaub,
Variety,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Record.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/record. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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