as in histories
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
in his chronology of their relationship, they had communication problems right from the start
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Recent Examples of chronologies
Plaintiff attorneys have built similar tools capable of producing polished demand letters, medical chronologies, and settlement ranges using massive legal datasets.
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Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
The Southern Sinagua people, hardy folk who lived in the area from about 1150 to around 1400, drew them to mark major happenings in their world, keep chronologies of celestial events or map out favorite Verde River hotspots.
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Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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.
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John T. Shaw,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
Connie Etemadi,
USA Today,
27 Jan. 2026
The Southern Sinagua people, hardy folk who lived in the area from about 1150 to around 1400, drew them to mark major happenings in their world, keep chronologies of celestial events or map out favorite Verde River hotspots.
—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronologies
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Across the exhibition, photographs become places where personal histories intersect with broader cultural narratives, revealing how memory continues to evolve long after an image is made.
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Lee’s portrait, searching and moving, first sparked my enthusiasm about biographies as histories of eras and of minds.
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As a coastal town shaped by generations of immigrants, Half Moon Bay now has a new art display that serves as a reminder of the people and stories that continue to define the community.
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The board was also expected to vote Friday on a new social studies curriculum that links Bible stories with American history.
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But the records do not identify Swift or Kelce or indicate whether the event is directly connected to the couple.
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Between daily high temperatures and warm overnight lows — which won't be low enough to offer much relief — more than 300 records are expected to be set by Saturday.
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Don't forget to check the social media accounts of your local favorite eating spots for more deals.
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The center says identity crimes have shifted from isolated events into more layered cases that can spread across multiple accounts and institutions.
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Beyond resumes, DashResume includes unlimited cover letter creation, resume scoring tools, PDF exports, and the ability to create multiple versions of your resume for different industries or positions.
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Different software versions, and even different storage media, can preserve different file fragments and automatic backups.
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Such false narratives are dangerous.
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Pushing those narratives forward for the time being means more than this weekend’s series against the Dodgers or next week’s four-game trek to Chavez Ravine.
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Among the popular narrations are those read by Ian McKellen, Claire Danes, Dan Stevens, Stephen Fry, Anthony Heald and Benedict Cumberbatch.
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The Cleveland native moved to New York in 1981 and worked as a freelance national voice-over artist until his retirement in 2021, heard on thousands of commercials, promos and narrations over those four decades.
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“Chronologies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronologies. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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