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noun

ˈre-kərd How to pronounce record (audio)
Definition of recordnext
1
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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record

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verb

ri-ˈkȯrd How to pronounce record (audio)
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
The film also serves as a documentary record of the memories of detainees and missing persons and their families. — Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 But this information sits in maintenance systems, ERP platforms, procurement records, inventory databases, spreadsheets and within the heads of experienced technicians. — Syed Ali, Forbes.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Verb
The Seminoles recorded 10 sacks, their most in a game since recording a school-record 11 against Wake Forest in 1997. — Miami Herald, 4 Oct. 2026 One recent poll found that only 39% of Arizona voters approved of the president's job – the lowest rating ever recorded in the swing state. — Saige Miller, NPR, 4 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for record
Recent Examples of Synonyms for record
  1. chronology
  2. history
  3. log
  4. list
  5. report
  6. chronicle
  7. transcribe
  8. enter
Noun
  • By resisting the siloing of art by geography and chronology, the rehang interrogated the style and substance of European modernism, as well as the ways later generations of artists reclaimed those histories.
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Sam Levy’s editing likewise darts associatively between these moods, seemingly letting sense memory shape the chronology of proceedings.
    — Guy Lodge, Variety, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of chronology
Noun
  • Frémaux also turned the opening ceremony into his customary crash course in Lyon cinema history.
    — Lise Pedersen, Variety, 11 Oct. 2026
  • Leaning into its history, Kessler has outfitted the hotel with installations that channel the Jurassic period, including life size dinosaur skeletons and fossils, backlit in a range of bright colors, displayed throughout the walls.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of history
Verb
  • Every consequential action should be logged and reconstructable.
    — Bob Ackerman, Forbes.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Downtown Los Angeles has logged four straight October days at 100 degrees or higher, while cities across the region have shattered daily heat records.
    — Hannah Fry, Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of log
Verb
  • The government would only be able to use money collected through the sales tax items for the purposes listed on the ballot.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Vail is home to one of the largest ski resorts in North America and is known for its luxury real estate market where some properties are listed for tens of millions of dollars.
    — Jessica Alvarado Gamez, Denver Post, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of list
Noun
  • Streamers are moving from licensing rights to co-financing production, according to country reports in The A Report.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Assembly Republican Leader Alexandra Macedo, R-Tulare, called on Choudri to step down in light of the report.
    — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 10 Oct. 2026
Definition of report
Noun
  • Thus, folks had a hunch that some sort of visual chronicle of a landmark show would make its way in to the world at some point.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Winner of the Best Documentary prize at Cannes, filmmaker and actress Pegah Ahangarani turns her own family archive into a profoundly personal chronicle of Iran’s long struggle for freedom.
    — Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of chronicle
Verb
  • The conversations are already recorded and transcribed, so the more durable approach is to read the record instead of relying on memory.
    — Snehal Nimje, Forbes.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • 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
Definition of transcribe
Verb
  • The 100 contestants enter the vast kitchen arena ready for a chance to call the shots.
    — Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Law enforcement officers do not require a warrant to enter a public part of campus.
    — Tarini Mehta, Sacbee.com, 7 Oct. 2026
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“Record.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/record. Accessed 11 Oct. 2026.

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