Thesaurus results for CHRONICLED

chronicled

verb

past tense of chronicle

as in described

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 chronicled Her Pulitzer Prize-winning 2025 memoir, Things in Nature Merely Grow, chronicled the loss of her sons and her effort to go on. — Terry Gross, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026 Michael Jackson‘s iconic performance during the the 1993 Super Bowl halftime show will be chronicled in a new documentary coming to Hulu and ESPN. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026 The first four seasons have chronicled the steamy happily-ever-afters of the eldest Bridgerton siblings, Daphne, Anthony, Colin and Benedict. — Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026 The film chronicled Gortner’s youth as a Pentecostal preacher in the American South and exposed the deceptive practices used to bilk believers out of their money. — Greg Evans, Deadline, 6 Oct. 2026 Those who have chronicled Bakker’s story have often cast it as a cautionary tale. — Tim Funk, Charlotte Observer, 6 Oct. 2026 The ordeal suffered by her, her young baby and son is chronicled through videos Roro sent through Hani, with whom Plambech developed a close relationship. — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 29 Sep. 2026 The jersey, worn during Jordan’s final season with the Bulls chronicled in the documentary The Last Dance, was sold by Joopiter, a digital-first auction platform founded by musician and producer Pharrell Williams. — Kurt Badenhausen, Sportico.com, 29 Sep. 2026 In 1995, an almost-all-female crew led by Dawn Riley on board the Mighty Mary nearly managed to represent the US in the 1995 edition, a feat chronicled in a new documentary out this year of the same name. — Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 28 Sep. 2026

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Roger Davis, who manages the airborne strategic command and communications program, described the delivery as an important milestone.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Levine described being overtaken by a group of attackers, hit and knocked to the ground.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026

Definition of described

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On Tuesday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel recounted Zacharia’s disastrous first day of work.

— Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026
Marco Bello / Reuters Standing outside his father's home in Pensacola, Florida, amid the debris and damage left behind by Isaias, one man recounted how the storm took his stepmother's life and severely injured his father.

— Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026

Definition of recounted

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Estefanía Mondragón, executive director of PODER of Idaho told the crowd to expect at least 12 more immigration bills in next year’s legislative session.

— Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
Weeks before the shootdown, the spies allegedly reported on the naval airbase in Key West and were told to transmit Brothers to the Rescue flight data back to the Cuban authorities.

— Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of told

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Origins is a prequel series following a young Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in the early ‘90s, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Harmon.

— James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
The buildup to and aftermath of the shooting are narrated in a variety of forms, including a four-hundred-page memoir within the novel, ostensibly written by Jonson.

— The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

Definition of narrated

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Truist’s proprietary data shows that Vans has been the focus of 10 percent of Foot Locker’s brand-related posted on Instagram since June 2026, up from 1 percent in the second half of 2025.

— Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
The new definition, developed by an international panel of medical experts convened by the medical journal The Lancet, requires evidence of both excess body fat and related health problems or limitations in daily activities.

— Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026

Definition of related

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Executives from ExxonMobil, Chevron, Shell, BP and TotalEnergies abandoned the event, the FT reported, due to the potential danger.

— Jim Edwards, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2026
The Palestinian Health Ministry reported two injuries, including a 14-year-old boy wounded in the upper thigh by Israeli gunfire.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 14 Oct. 2026

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