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to give an oral or written account of in some detail
the book chronicles the efforts of two climbers to scale Mount Everest
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Recent Examples of chronicling
Documentary filmmaker Ken Burns has been capturing the past for nearly 50 years and chronicling some of the most significant events in American history, from the Civil War to the origins of baseball.
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NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
The new documentary chronicling the life and times of the First Lady in the 20 days leading up to her husband's re-election to the presidency in 2024 is opening in over 1,500 theaters on Friday.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
The tribute show at the Paramount Theatre on Thursday will feature live performances, but also videos and interviews chronicling Ball’s life story and journey through music.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
So Gildenman committed himself to chronicling the stories of the Jews who fought alongside him.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
Welcome to Day 3 of the Miami Herald’s live blog chronicling around-the-clock updates on University of Miami football.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Lemon has said he is not affiliated with the protest organizers and was there chronicling as a journalist.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Along with a documentary titled One Last Adventure, chronicling the filming of Season 5, set to release on January 12, 2026, Netflix also has two more Stranger Things projects in the works.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026
Each season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is based on a different novella chronicling Dunk (Peter Claffey) and Egg’s (Dexter Sol Ansell) travels to another area of Westeros, so most of the supporting cast are expected to change every season.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
NBC news, 1 Feb. 2026
The new documentary chronicling the life and times of the First Lady in the 20 days leading up to her husband's re-election to the presidency in 2024 is opening in over 1,500 theaters on Friday.
—Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Jan. 2026
The tribute show at the Paramount Theatre on Thursday will feature live performances, but also videos and interviews chronicling Ball’s life story and journey through music.
—Mars Salazar, Austin American Statesman, 27 Jan. 2026
So Gildenman committed himself to chronicling the stories of the Jews who fought alongside him.
—Liz Rothaus Bertrand, Charlotte Observer, 27 Jan. 2026
Welcome to Day 3 of the Miami Herald’s live blog chronicling around-the-clock updates on University of Miami football.
—Jordan McPherson, Miami Herald, 23 Jan. 2026
Lemon has said he is not affiliated with the protest organizers and was there chronicling as a journalist.
—Alanna Durkin Richer, Los Angeles Times, 22 Jan. 2026
Along with a documentary titled One Last Adventure, chronicling the filming of Season 5, set to release on January 12, 2026, Netflix also has two more Stranger Things projects in the works.
—Jason Pham, StyleCaster, 7 Jan. 2026
Each season of A Knight of the Seven Kingdoms is based on a different novella chronicling Dunk (Peter Claffey) and Egg’s (Dexter Sol Ansell) travels to another area of Westeros, so most of the supporting cast are expected to change every season.
—Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 2 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicling
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Austin, 13, can be heard calmly describing the situation and asking for a helicopter to search for his mother and two siblings in a recording released by the Western Australia Police Force on Wednesday.—
Jack Guy,
CNN Money,
11 Feb. 2026
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The other agents in the car continued to lie when describing the circumstances of the shooting to the FBI, including in a diagram that purported to show three cars in front of the agents’ Tahoe blocking them from moving forward.—
Jason Meisner,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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There's some decent signage in the Colosseum, and the audio guide does a good job of recounting the building's history.—
Katie Parla,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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Epstein expressed doubts that Crist would grant it, recounting that the Florida governor told him the issue was politically sensitive.—
Julie K. Brown,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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The Chinese government reacted by telling Chinese citizens not to travel to Japan, threatening economic retaliation, and pulling the plug on meetings that were long planned, putting a pretty deep freeze on China-Japan relations.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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After initially telling students and staff to stay indoors, Arlington ISD is now saying that folks are safe to go outside.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
10 Feb. 2026
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The collision of opposing perspectives forges art that challenges and confronts, that forces us out of familiar ways of thinking, relating and being.—
Richard P. Weigand,
Rolling Stone,
30 Jan. 2026
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Feeling withdrawn from relating?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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With Rock’s unmistakable voice narrating every awkward win and painful loss, the series balanced humor with real-life lessons.—
Tereza Shkurtaj,
PEOPLE,
1 Feb. 2026
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Ducote-Comeaux drives a converted school bus between neighborhood eateries while narrating with the zeal of a revival preacher.—
Phil Thomas,
Travel + Leisure,
1 Feb. 2026
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