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as in chronology
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 to log
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 to list
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 record
Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Coming off a franchise record with Scream 7, the highest-grossing entry in Scream‘s 30-year history, which grossed over $204M worldwide, Project X is also known for Nuremberg, Fountain of Youth, Abigail and the hit Netflix series The Night Agent.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
George Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
All seven pitchers recorded scoreless outings throwing to Heim.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Global leaders have been scrambling to contain the rising cost of oil and gasoline since the start of the Iran war, which took a record amount of oil off the market when tankers full of crude were stranded in the Persian Gulf and military strikes damaged refineries, pipelines and export terminals.
—Will Weissert, Chicago Tribune, 2 Apr. 2026
Coming off a franchise record with Scream 7, the highest-grossing entry in Scream‘s 30-year history, which grossed over $204M worldwide, Project X is also known for Nuremberg, Fountain of Youth, Abigail and the hit Netflix series The Night Agent.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2026
Verb
In 2012, the gossip site Gawker, infamous for smearing conservative activists, published embarrassing footage of Hogan that had been secretly recorded and had no legitimate news value.
—George Harris, The Orlando Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
All seven pitchers recorded scoreless outings throwing to Heim.
—Tyler Estep, AJC.com, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for record
Noun
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The musical, which examines in jumbled chronology the five-year relationship between novelist Jamie and actress Cathy, debuted in Chicago in 2001 and opened off Broadway the following year.—
Glenn Garner,
Deadline,
4 Apr. 2026
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These sentences, written by Averbuch’s translators Oksana Maksymchuk and Max Rosochinsky, appear on the first page of Averbuch’s facing-page bilingual collection Furious Harvests—the only page in the book where chronology can be told quite so simply.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 Apr. 2026
Verb
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Wiseman first flew in space in 2014, launching aboard a Russian Soyuz spacecraft, logging 165 days in orbit aboard the International Space Station and completing two spacewalks totaling 12 hours and 47 minutes.—
William Harwood,
CBS News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Baumler debuted Thursday, loaded the bases on a walk, double and hit by pitch, then worked himself out of the jam to log a scoreless inning.—
Shawn McFarland,
Dallas Morning News,
30 Mar. 2026
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Per 247Sports, the Golden Eagles star is listed as a top-15 running back in the nation.—
Tyler McManus,
Boston Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
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On Monday, March 30 Augusta National Golf Club updated the field for the Masters and Woods remained as listed in the field.—
Andrew McCarty,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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By the first week of December, Olsson boasted seven goals in five matches, becoming the first player in WSL history to score four goals in her first five starts.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
1 Apr. 2026
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Noah Gregor scored the fastest goal to begin a game in franchise history, Mackie Samoskevich followed shortly after to give Florida its fastest two goals to begin a game in franchise history, and the Panthers never looked back in a 6-3 win over the Ottawa Senators at Amerant Bank Arena.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
1 Apr. 2026
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Sleeping Dog has been decades in the making and chronicles Corbell’s unlikely path from mixed martial artist to a journalist at the center of the battle for disclosure of unidentified anomalous phenomena.—
Ryan Gajewski,
HollywoodReporter,
27 Mar. 2026
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Many of his books are chronicles of current administrations, timed to election years.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The confrontation, which led to multiple 911 calls reporting a fight involving a firearm, resulted in the arrest of Ahmad Zeeshan.—
Nikiya Carrero,
CBS News,
4 Apr. 2026
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Six died in a March 1 drone attack in Kuwait, USA TODAY previously reported.—
Cybele Mayes-Osterman,
USA Today,
4 Apr. 2026
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This is why, as the conflict entered its second year, rabbis at many American synagogues strained to avoid the subject.—
Eyal Press,
New Yorker,
30 Mar. 2026
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The two teams entered the contest with much different mindsets.—
Steve Conroy,
Boston Herald,
30 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Like night one in Los Angeles, the usually unfiltered artist offered no commentary on the controversy and backlash surrounding him after years of antisemitic rhetoric, mental health struggles, and his public apology in a Wall Street Journal ad this past January for his antisemitic outbursts.—
Charisma Madarang,
Rolling Stone,
4 Apr. 2026
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Ye's only commentary at the show, according to The New York Times, was berating stage technicians over the pace of the lighting.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
3 Apr. 2026
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“Record.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/record. Accessed 6 Apr. 2026.
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