diary
noun
di·a·ry
ˈdī-(ə-)rē 
plural diaries
1
: a record of events, transactions, or observations kept daily or at frequent intervals : journal
especially
: a daily record of personal activities, reflections, or feelings
2
: a book intended or used for a diary
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has diligently kept a diary since she was 15
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
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Less than eight months after the Commune’s bloody repression, the novelist and shrewd social chronicler Edmond de Goncourt would note in his diary the return of a traffic jam of fashionable carriages outside 7 Rue de la Paix.
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Stephanie Nolasco , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 30 July 2025
Northumberland was a 70-gun warship built in Bristol, England in 1679 as part of the transformation of the English navy under Samuel Pepys – now best-known for his diaries – from a corrupt institution to a fighting force to be reckoned with.
—Lianne Kolirin, CNN Money, 30 July 2025
Less than eight months after the Commune’s bloody repression, the novelist and shrewd social chronicler Edmond de Goncourt would note in his diary the return of a traffic jam of fashionable carriages outside 7 Rue de la Paix.
—Leslie Camhi, New Yorker, 25 July 2025
The diary of havoc blended with the diary of a madman to create the best Rockies walk-up song ever.
—Troy Renck, Denver Post, 24 July 2025
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“Diary.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/diary. Accessed 4 Aug. 2025.
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diary
noun
di·a·ry
ˈdī-(ə-)rē
plural diaries
: a daily record especially of personal experiences and thoughts
also
: a book for keeping such a record
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