Definition of recordnext
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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2
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
Noun
Witnesses had testified to the heated gang rivalry between the South Side Compton Crips and Mob Piru, which were associated with dueling record companies Bad Boy Records and Death Row Records. Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026 Production means the agent starts generating exceptions nobody has assigned an owner to catch, record and convert into a better rule. Krupesh Bhat, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
On Tuesday, Los Angeles International Airport recorded a high of 85 degrees, surpassing a record of 84 set in 1981; and Camarillo Airport reached 86 degrees, breaking a record of 85 set in 1931. Alex Wigglesworth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026 Fred Foster, who produced Roy Orbison, Willie Nelson and more, saw her potential and got her songs cut by other artists, as well as recording and releasing Parton singing her own material. Kristin M. Hall, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for record
Recent Examples of Synonyms for record
Noun
  • The beloved star also acknowledged the challenges of fitting eight decades of life into a stage musical, explaining that the creative team sometimes had to adjust the chronology while remaining true to her story.
    Hedy Phillips, PEOPLE, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Over in Marvel’s territory, the X-Men had their whole chronology readjusted when a time-traveling mutant killed off Professor Charles Xavier, allowing Apocalypse to run rampant.
    Daniel Dockery, Vulture, 24 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • This week, the Indiana Fever point guard became the first player in WNBA history with consecutive games of 30 points and 10 assists.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Aug. 2026
  • As crowds gathered and the idea caught fire, Hard Rock began taking its particular mix of burgers, band tees, and music history around the world, eventually opening its first Asian cafe in Tokyo in 1983.
    Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 29 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Send the query, capture exactly what comes back, log it and do that again tomorrow and the day after.
    Vaidotas Juknys, Forbes.com, 1 Sep. 2026
  • This information will be logged in Find Hub, which has thus far been used for locating phones, earbuds, and tracker tags.
    Ryan Whitwam, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • There isn’t room on a roster to list all the positions where North Chicago senior Amari Earl could play in a single game.
    Steve Reaven, Chicago Tribune, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Omarr Norman-Lott is listed below, beginning the season on the Physically Unable to Perform (PUP) list.
    Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 29 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • Some Republicans have expressed alarm about the findings in the report, which was filed under seal and withheld from the public by the courts.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 30 Aug. 2026
  • Rogue OpenAI agents’ unprecedented coordination during the Hugging Face attack significantly increases the risk of AI escaping human control, analysts said, days after investigators released a bombshell report into the incident.
    Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 30 Aug. 2026
Noun
  • The show is, in a way, the chronicle of Billie’s quarter-life crisis.
    Ben Rosenstock, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • The extremely soapy, enjoyably satirical true-life drama chronicles love, rampant betrayal and a brazen murder plot through three decades of the iconic Gucci fashion house.
    Brian Truitt, USA Today, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • For buyers, key features include voice notes transcribed in real time, optical character recognition technology that reads the article number, composition, weight, and wash code from hang tag, and the ability to create mood boards and more.
    Angela Velasquez, Footwear News, 24 Aug. 2026
  • The technology can transcribe and translate speech, identify objects and scene content, and infer location cues from video.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 23 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Officials added that people cannot become infected with Naegleria fowleri by swallowing contaminated water; however, the amoeba can enter the body when it is forcefully introduced, such as through the nose into the brain.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 2 Sep. 2026
  • For San Francisco, a comeback of epic proportions — the club was down 11-5 entering the fourth inning — was for naught.
    Johnny Flores Jr, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026

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“Record.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/record. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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