1
as in to record
to make a written note of
the station captain logged the arrest and then left for home
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2
as in to win
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
an actor who has logged a record number of Academy Award nominations in the course of her career
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as in logbook
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Recent Examples of log
Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Among the Heat’s 39 two-man combinations who have logged at least 220 minutes together this season, the Adebayo-Ware combo has the third-worst net rating.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
For example, according to my opponent, the court currently has a tremendous back-log of 3-4 years.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Verb
The easiest way to verify the legitimacy of a message is to either contact Amazon Customer Service directly, or verify the details of the claim by logging into your account online or on the app.
—Amaris Encinas, USA Today, 8 Feb. 2026
Among the Heat’s 39 two-man combinations who have logged at least 220 minutes together this season, the Adebayo-Ware combo has the third-worst net rating.
—Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 8 Feb. 2026
Noun
Starting from long side without border, roll dough into a tight log, pinching seam to seal.
—Kimberly Holland, Southern Living, 3 Feb. 2026
For example, according to my opponent, the court currently has a tremendous back-log of 3-4 years.
—Dallas Morning News, 3 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for log
Verb
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Another video recorded by straphangers aboard a train passing through the station shows the killer shove Dawodu, who collapses to the platform covered in blood.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
13 Feb. 2026
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Winner of three consecutive Eastern Conference rookie of the month awards to begin his career, Knueppel is the fastest player to record 100 career 3-pointers made, accomplishing the feat in 29 games.—
Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
13 Feb. 2026
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Democrat Joe Biden won Georgia by about 11,800 votes in an election overseen by a Republican secretary of state and certified by a Republican governor.—
Kate Brumback,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2026
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Her performance in the women's luge singles on Tuesday also marked just the second time an American has won an Olympic medal in the event.—
Chantz Martin,
FOXNews.com,
11 Feb. 2026
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The 11-foot male shark had more than 10,000 detections on the conservancy’s logbook as of last year.—
Rick Sobey,
Boston Herald,
13 Nov. 2025
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Acting Detective Inspector Cindy Searle told ABC that authorities were working on trying to piece together the boat's movements from when Champagne made his last entry into the logbook to when it was spotted late Saturday night.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
16 Sep. 2025
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During the first week of the search, the New York Post reported that one of Guthrie’s neighbors had alerted police to the presence, in the neighborhood, in January, of an unmarked white van.—
Paige Williams,
New Yorker,
14 Feb. 2026
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The manipulations also affected how much sadness and anger participants reported feeling while scrolling.—
Simon Makin,
Scientific American,
13 Feb. 2026
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For instance, an athlete might restrict food intake to find focus, or delay eating to achieve a specific goal that day.—
Emily Hemendinger,
The Conversation,
13 Feb. 2026
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Florida’s victory launched a historic run that culminated in SEC and NCAA championships — a double last achieved by the 2001 Gators.—
Edgar Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
13 Feb. 2026
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Daniel Petrenko, Maxim’s friend since childhood and director of the International Skating Center in Simsbury, is in Milan to cheer him on, and providing The Courant with a daily diary.—
Lori Riley,
Hartford Courant,
10 Feb. 2026
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McCord narrates snippets from the diary, which visitors may listen to on headphones.—
Deborah Vankin,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The researchers focused on the ink used to transcribe Hipparchus’s catalog, which was a few hundred years older than the ink above.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
3 Feb. 2026
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Maharaj personally transcribed some of Mandela’s memoir and smuggled it out of prison with him in 1967.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
29 Jan. 2026
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But prison camps attained this scale and significance only gradually.—
Drew Gilpin Faust,
The Atlantic,
8 Feb. 2026
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In math, just 18% of students attained that level.—
Larry Sand,
Daily News,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Log.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/log. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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