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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
Fresh flowers and a selection of colorful coffee table books chronicling New York City’s art scene provide a warm touch.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
In mid-April, the New York Times ran a lengthy profile of children’s book author and pilot Sánchez Bezos, chronicling how the once-nebbishy Jeff Bezos has changed in the euphoria of their relationship.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Archiving history his way On staff since 2018, Paisley Park museum collections manager Makayla Elder stressed the exhaustive — and expensive — archival work that goes on at Paisley Park chronicling and safekeeping Prince’s personal items, from music gear to clothes.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
No personalised video packages chronicling her best moments.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Now, a biographical sports documentary chronicling the life of Connecticut native Jerry LeVasseur is in production.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Written by August Wilson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone is the second installment in his American Century Cycle, the landmark 10-play series chronicling the African American experience across the 20th century.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
On Thursday night, the 47-year-old walked the red carpet for the Lorne premiere in New York, in celebration of director Morgan Neville's documentary chronicling the life of Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Samuel Dic Sum Lai, a PhD candidate at the University of London, has dedicated his studies to chronicling the ambiguous history and culture of these restaurants.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 24 Apr. 2026
In mid-April, the New York Times ran a lengthy profile of children’s book author and pilot Sánchez Bezos, chronicling how the once-nebbishy Jeff Bezos has changed in the euphoria of their relationship.
—Matt Donnelly, Variety, 23 Apr. 2026
Archiving history his way On staff since 2018, Paisley Park museum collections manager Makayla Elder stressed the exhaustive — and expensive — archival work that goes on at Paisley Park chronicling and safekeeping Prince’s personal items, from music gear to clothes.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 21 Apr. 2026
No personalised video packages chronicling her best moments.
—Roshane Thomas, New York Times, 21 Apr. 2026
Now, a biographical sports documentary chronicling the life of Connecticut native Jerry LeVasseur is in production.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 17 Apr. 2026
Written by August Wilson, Joe Turner's Come and Gone is the second installment in his American Century Cycle, the landmark 10-play series chronicling the African American experience across the 20th century.
—Dave Quinn, PEOPLE, 16 Apr. 2026
On Thursday night, the 47-year-old walked the red carpet for the Lorne premiere in New York, in celebration of director Morgan Neville's documentary chronicling the life of Saturday Night Live creator Lorne Michaels.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 Apr. 2026
Samuel Dic Sum Lai, a PhD candidate at the University of London, has dedicated his studies to chronicling the ambiguous history and culture of these restaurants.
—Sam Stone, Bon Appetit Magazine, 9 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronicling
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When describing his overall plan for ELL and emergent bilingual learning after staff cuts, Licata said those resources are not being spent in the right directions for students.—
Samuel O’Neal
Updated April 29,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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What the note was describing lay outside the perimeter.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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But the selection was appealingly unexpected from a down-the-middle country star like Johnson, who spent much of the rest of his set recounting his long music-industry come-up and urging folks to see past their differences in the name of unity.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This is an interesting piece from Wired reporter Will Knight, who describes firsthand how advanced AI models are becoming alarmingly effective at social engineering, recounting a highly personalized phishing attempt generated entirely by the open-source model DeepSeek-V3.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Like Flores and Natal, Kaik found that the company, York Service & Towing, would only take cash, telling her that sometimes, people would pay with a credit card then cancel the card before payment went through.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after telling her to contact security, Alvarez arrived upstairs.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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Some of them are old systems of knowledge, ways of relating the body to fertility, death, and survival.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Pisces new moon creates opportunities for fulfillment through relating.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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One of the biggest challenges in narrating Mirikitani’s career is that the majority of his collages are untitled and his works are difficult to date because of his displacement and transpacific migration.—
Tessa Solomon,
ARTnews.com,
24 Apr. 2026
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After his challenge attempt, Probst jumped right back into hosting duties, narrating as Joe earned the immunity necklace.—
Stephanie Petit,
PEOPLE,
23 Apr. 2026
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“Chronicling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronicling. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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