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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
Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025
Nacua, who had caught 10 or more passes in four of the Rams’ first five games, entered Sunday leading the league with an NFL-record 52 catches through that stretch.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
The 6-5 Allen, the DiRenna Award winner the past two years, hit his only shot, a 3, while recording a steal while playing six minutes of the 15-minute scrimmage.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
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Noun
After setting the single-week modern-era consumption record for an album, the project has also broken the modern-era record for the most albums sold in a week in the United States, according to initial reports to data tracking firm Luminate.
—Mitchell Peters, Billboard, 12 Oct. 2025
Nacua, who had caught 10 or more passes in four of the Rams’ first five games, entered Sunday leading the league with an NFL-record 52 catches through that stretch.
—The Athletic Nfl Staff, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Verb
Keys confirmed the cardiovascular and metabolic changes recorded in Warsaw but also documented psychological consequences that had not been reported before.
—Clayton Dalton, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025
The 6-5 Allen, the DiRenna Award winner the past two years, hit his only shot, a 3, while recording a steal while playing six minutes of the 15-minute scrimmage.
—Gary Bedore, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for record
Noun
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Miller’s approach to storytelling technique is as straightforward as the chronology, with a few exceptions.—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
14 Oct. 2025
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While the novel examines clashes between diverging approaches to justice, honor, and community, its looping chronology illustrates the inescapable ripples of national and family histories.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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That game is currently logged as a forfeit on the high school sports tracking website MaxPreps.—
Jackson Thompson,
FOXNews.com,
15 Oct. 2025
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The format has logged more than 210 games and attracted tourism board sponsorships from Turkey and Greece.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Defenseman Noah Hanifin didn’t play on Saturday with an undisclosed injury and is listed as day-to-day.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
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The species is one of the world’s largest sea turtles, and humans have long hunted it to make turtle soup and to eat its eggs as a delicacy; it has been listed as endangered by the International Union for the Conservation of Nature since the 1980s.—
Ben Smith,
semafor.com,
14 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So, are the bullpen woes history?—
Jim Alexander,
Oc Register,
17 Oct. 2025
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It was considered immoral to lie and the whole point of writing things down back then was to increase morality and improve society, so there really is no didactic history of forgery.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The finalists for Poetry are Gabrielle Calvocoressi's The New Economy, which explores childhood, loss and body autonomy; Cathy Linh Che's Becoming Ghost, a chronicle of the author's unique relationship with her Vietnamese identity.—
Rachel Raposas,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Directed by Tania Alexander, the two-hour film chronicles the health struggles of Osbourne — who died on July 22 at the age of 76 — over the past six years.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In 2024, the department reported it was budgeted for 1,937 officers, but had a little over 1,600 positions filled.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Released hostages later reported seeing him alive, and in May 2025 Hamas released a video showing him alongside fellow hostage Elkana Buchbut.—
Itay Stern,
NPR,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Refrain from entering water that might carry an electric current and avoid walking through floodwaters.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Oct. 2025
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Detroit, which entered the game as the NFL’s hottest team, fell to 4-2.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
13 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
14 Oct. 2025
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This is a developing story and will be updated.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Record.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/record. Accessed 19 Oct. 2025.
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