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
On Monday, a judge sentenced him to 11 years in prison with credit for 498 days served for the former charge, online court records show; no sentence has been pronounced for the latter. — Nicholas Lentz, CBS News, 21 Sep. 2026 So can Paul Pogba, who once joined Man United for a world-record transfer fee. — ABC News, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
The 5-foot-11 safety recorded both interceptions against South Dakota, bringing his season total to three. — Shaun Goodwin, Idaho Statesman, 20 Sep. 2026 Over the next decade, investigators used cellphone records, surveillance video, financial records and secretly recorded conversations to build the case. — Stephanie Nolasco, FOXNews.com, 19 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for record
Recent Examples of Synonyms for record
Noun
  • The Lucas Museum pushes that approach further by making storytelling — not chronology, geography or medium — the organizing principle for an entire institution, placing illustration, comics and commercial art inside a curatorial framework.
    — Jane Horowitz, Los Angeles Times, 9 Sep. 2026
  • One of the best actors working today, Coon essentially plays two different sides of Rita with astonishing range across these chronologies, portraying the past and the present of her character through distinctive markers.
    — Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Scotto’s able to watch customers enjoy dishes rooted in his family’s history—including Grandma’s Potato Croquettes—while employees make money and a brand his family owns continues to grow.
    — Tatiana Sataua, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Gray has a long history with the festival, having closed it with The Lost City of Z and marked its anniversary with a special screening of Armageddon Time.
    — David Canfield, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • But while the market logged a winning day on almost all fronts, an alarming trend not seen since 1999 was happening under the surface, CNBC's Sean Conlon writes.
    — CJ Haddad, CNBC, 22 Sep. 2026
  • One is the choice for Muse dictation to occur in the cloud, where Meta can log it.
    — Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • For not-so-direct reference, a 3,000-sq-ft apartment in the Dubai tower goes for about $8 million, while a 13,000-sq-ft penthouse is listed at $42 million.
    — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Earlier this week, Rolling Stone listed Laboriel among its top picks for possible replacements, noting his ferocious skills, friendship with Vedder, and his guest feature on the frontman’s 2022 solo LP, Earthling.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Under the terms of the agreement, the reports will be kept confidential by the man and his attorneys.
    — Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • Reuters could not independently confirm the battlefield reports.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 26 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Juan Angel, who went on to build a successful landscaping business, struggled with alcoholism, which Rivera chronicles in this narrative that does not shy away from the role addiction played in the life and death of his role model.
    — Denise Crosby, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Julia Loktev’s continuing chronicle of a group of independent Russian journalists working for the now-rogue news channel TV Rain closes an important emotional loop with its second part, which is even longer than the five-plus-hour first part.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 14 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Liberated from the genome, the sequence in the RNA copy is then reverse-transcribed into DNA at a different location.
    — Jake Buehler, Quanta Magazine, 21 Sep. 2026
  • The proposal’s definition included in-vitro-transcribed RNA — the technology used in mRNA vaccines.
    — Sally C. Pipes, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • First cell lines enter trial operations Trial production will allow CATL to set up, optimize, and validate the equipment and manufacturing processes before series production begins.
    — Sujita Sinha, Interesting Engineering, 23 Sep. 2026
  • Both teams enter the contest coming off losses to Power Four opponents.
    — Michael Harley, Arkansas Online, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Record.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/record. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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