diaries

plural of diary
as in journals
a record of personal experiences, reflections, or ideas kept regularly for private use has diligently kept a diary since she was 15

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Recent Examples of diaries Biographical details about her—revealed in her diaries and letters—have only recently been made public by the Van Gogh Museum in Amsterdam. — Joan Martelli, Time, 17 Oct. 2026 Following his release from jail, Archer published his prison diaries, carried on with his charity work and wrote more novels. — The Week Uk, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026 The store is also offering personalization services, where their artisans gold-stamp diaries, notebooks and leather styles with initials and playful motifs. — Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026 But Williams, with her trademark video diaries, has distilled a vision of contemporary New York to its purest essence. — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 13 Oct. 2026 The diaries provide great details on what life was like in those pioneering days. — Kevin Strong, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 The scripts were written by humans, who pulled from words found in diaries, books and letters, while historical points were verified by experts and research. — Corbin Bolies, Variety, 8 Oct. 2026 Using letters, diaries, and journals, Bell-Scott shows how their intellectual partnership blossomed. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 Literary Agency, Germany The debut novel explores family grief and trauma, generational friction, and memory through a narrative puzzle emerging from diaries and testimonies. — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 27 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaries
journals
Noun
  • Set against the height of the early 2000s tabloid era, the film chronicles Kapoor’s fight to clear his name as paparazzi descend on his office, police raid his home, private journals are leaked, and every aspect of his personal life becomes public.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The show's storylines were based on interviews with real-life survivors of Easy Company, in addition to letters and journals of real soldiers.
    — Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 16 Oct. 2026

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