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as in chronologies
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 logs
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 lists
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 records
Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026
Court records show the office has been operating in crisis mode, bringing in prosecutors from other states, asking judges to delay hearings, and trying to make some cases go away through dismissals and plea agreements.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
All four of those teams are lottery bound, and the Mavericks have winning records over the Pacers and Nets.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Isihara, a member of the Army's Judge Advocate General's corps, has been listed as an attorney on more than 100 cases filed against the government since last month, federal court records show.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Registration records show the helicopter was built in 2004.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
The skyscraper known as the Graffiti Towers — officially the Oceanwide Plaza development — has reached a bankruptcy exit agreement that paves the way for a potential sale, court records show.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
For each of the past three years, Miami International Airport has set records for the number of passengers coming through the terminals.
—Vinod Sreeharsha
february 5, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
City officials have said records related to the city’s internal investigation into Johnson cannot be released until the criminal case is resolved.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 19 Feb. 2026
Court records document their wife filed for divorce that same year, citing irreconcilable differences.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Court records state Jenkins attempted to shoot Kimber, but the gun malfunctioned.
—CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
If the special assessment was voted upon and approved by the membership, board minutes would not be the document which records that fact.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Skiers set off at 30-second intervals, so the winner can’t be determined until the final skier to start crosses the finish line and records a time.
—Mike Wilson, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
The vehicle crashed and the driver died from his injuries, records state.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Feb. 2026
Olympic gold medalist Breezy Johnson records the fastest time in the women’s team combined downhill, while Austria’s Ariane Raedler and Italy’s Laura Pirovano round out the top three.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
In 2020, Rosalía became the first artist who records in Spanish to land a best new artist nod.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Noun
Whitney Murphy was shot three times, including in the back of the head at point-blank range, according to court records that referenced her autopsy report.
—Kevin Fixler, Idaho Statesman, 20 Feb. 2026
Court records show the office has been operating in crisis mode, bringing in prosecutors from other states, asking judges to delay hearings, and trying to make some cases go away through dismissals and plea agreements.
—ABC News, 19 Feb. 2026
All four of those teams are lottery bound, and the Mavericks have winning records over the Pacers and Nets.
—Mike Curtis, Dallas Morning News, 19 Feb. 2026
Isihara, a member of the Army's Judge Advocate General's corps, has been listed as an attorney on more than 100 cases filed against the government since last month, federal court records show.
—Jacob Rosen, CBS News, 19 Feb. 2026
Registration records show the helicopter was built in 2004.
—Arkansas Online, 6 Feb. 2026
The skyscraper known as the Graffiti Towers — officially the Oceanwide Plaza development — has reached a bankruptcy exit agreement that paves the way for a potential sale, court records show.
—Iris Kwok, Los Angeles Times, 5 Feb. 2026
For each of the past three years, Miami International Airport has set records for the number of passengers coming through the terminals.
—Vinod Sreeharsha
february 5, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
City officials have said records related to the city’s internal investigation into Johnson cannot be released until the criminal case is resolved.
—Adrienne Davis, jsonline.com, 5 Feb. 2026
Verb
Budget records from the 2021 fiscal year indicate the vendor is Imagine Math, though Byrd didn’t name the company during her news conference.
—Nuria Martinez-Keel, Oklahoma Voice, 19 Feb. 2026
Court records document their wife filed for divorce that same year, citing irreconcilable differences.
—N'dea Yancey-Bragg, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
Court records state Jenkins attempted to shoot Kimber, but the gun malfunctioned.
—CBS News, 18 Feb. 2026
If the special assessment was voted upon and approved by the membership, board minutes would not be the document which records that fact.
—Kelly G. Richardson, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Feb. 2026
Skiers set off at 30-second intervals, so the winner can’t be determined until the final skier to start crosses the finish line and records a time.
—Mike Wilson, New York Times, 15 Feb. 2026
The vehicle crashed and the driver died from his injuries, records state.
—Matthew Cupelli, Cincinnati Enquirer, 12 Feb. 2026
Olympic gold medalist Breezy Johnson records the fastest time in the women’s team combined downhill, while Austria’s Ariane Raedler and Italy’s Laura Pirovano round out the top three.
—Sean Nevin, NBC news, 10 Feb. 2026
In 2020, Rosalía became the first artist who records in Spanish to land a best new artist nod.
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 10 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for records
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Plaintiff attorneys have built similar tools capable of producing polished demand letters, medical chronologies, and settlement ranges using massive legal datasets.—
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
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This requires a set of skills to interrogate the past by probing deeply, constructing and reconstructing chronologies, and contemplating counterfactuals in which different decisions might have significantly altered subsequent events.—
John T. Shaw,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
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The Idaho Department of Health and Welfare reported five new cases of measles in Canyon County in January, according to the state’s measles dashboard, which logs cases by county, age and vaccination status.—
Angela Palermo,
Idaho Statesman,
31 Jan. 2026
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The police department logs 306 chases in 2016.—
Francesca Pica,
jsonline.com,
26 Jan. 2026
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While the city’s Engineering & Capital Projects website lists the project as partially funded, Becker said the construction contract is fully funded.—
Elizabeth Marie Himchak,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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For perspective, Shawnee’s Chamber of Commerce lists the city as having five hotels.—
Taylor O'Connor,
Kansas City Star,
17 Feb. 2026
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Three of the papers have deep histories in their communities.—
Beret Leone,
CBS News,
15 Feb. 2026
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According to oral tribal histories, the sachems demonstrated the boundaries of the Providence Land Grant to Roger Williams by standing at Neutaconkanut Hill and spreading their arms wide.—
Antonia Noori Farzan,
The Providence Journal,
14 Feb. 2026
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The World Health Organization reports that strong social connections are linked to better health and reduced risk of early death, while loneliness contributes to hundreds of thousands of deaths globally each year.—
Sreedhar Potarazu,
Baltimore Sun,
15 Feb. 2026
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This approach allows the battery to remain responsive and reliable in environments that would normally render standard cells sluggish or unusable, CarNewsChina reports.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Feb. 2026
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Jackson, a quarterback for the college, graduates from North Carolina A&T and enters Chicago Theological Seminary, but leaves school before acquiring a degree.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Feb. 2026
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The war enters its fifth year this month, and Kyiv is in a stronger position than at the start of 2025, a Carnegie Endowment expert argued in Foreign Affairs.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
17 Feb. 2026
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But seething popular anger has not abated in the weeks following a government crackdown that killed thousands of protesters, according to accounts from inside the country.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
17 Feb. 2026
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The accounts are funded with after-tax money, which then compounds tax free.—
Jeanne Sahadi,
CNN Money,
16 Feb. 2026
Verb
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For example, Davis notes that a darker ceiling makes the walls look brighter and the room feel larger.—
Kristina McGuirk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
21 Feb. 2026
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Bartlett also notes that induction melting—the method the mint described using—is a very common, flexible way to melt metal, especially when scrap is part of the feedstock.—
Eric Sullivan,
Scientific American,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Records.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/records. Accessed 22 Feb. 2026.
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