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.
—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
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
Noun
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Last week, the fellows presented their culturally sustainable materials that center Black community histories and lineages for young learners ages 3-7.—
Darcel Rockett,
Chicago Tribune,
27 Apr. 2026
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Since New York’s humane pet shop law went into effect, three stores with troubling histories have moved to Connecticut.—
Annie Hornish,
Hartford Courant,
27 Apr. 2026
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Some of the original board members are still involved with the museum, but hundreds more joined the effort, some volunteering, others donating surf boards and memorabilia, and many sharing their stories, including famous surfers from Eddie Aikau, Nat Young, Greg Noll and Donald Takayama.—
Linda Mcintosh,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
26 Apr. 2026
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process, and do not review stories before publication.—
Steven Louis Goldstein,
New York Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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The Knicks broke several NBA records by halftime.—
Maura Carey,
Chicago Tribune,
1 May 2026
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Police said that between financial records, witness statements, and admissions from Mours himself, investigators determined the organization lost just over $41,000 in funds.—
Mike Darnay,
CBS News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The group’s official social media accounts confirmed the news on Sunday, April 26.—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
27 Apr. 2026
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Read the accounts from other NPR journalists here.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
27 Apr. 2026
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But repetition is also a way of revisiting earlier versions of ourselves.—
Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
25 Apr. 2026
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Different versions of a Republican, but still.—
Marta Balaga,
Variety,
25 Apr. 2026
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Later on, his older brother introduced him to other mature narratives.—
Carlos Aguilar,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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Yet recovery narratives typically aren’t.—
Sean Keeler,
Denver Post,
30 Apr. 2026
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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.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
24 Apr. 2026
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The action is largely desynchronized, the activities onscreen contrasting with the voice-over narrations, with the effect of destabilizing the present tense of the movie, imbuing it with nostalgia and with longing for possible futures.—
Richard Brody,
New Yorker,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Chronologies.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronologies. Accessed 2 May. 2026.
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