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diary

noun

ˈdī-(ə-)rē

Definition of diary

as in journal

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 diary 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 In the diaries, Pavese casts his impotence into a kind of worldview. — Max Norman, Harpers Magazine, 22 Sep. 2026 The memoir, out April 27, 2027, via Penguin Random House, traces Zauner’s year in South Korea, connecting with her family in Seoul and learning Korean in the hopes of reading her late mother’s diary. — Angie Martoccio, Rolling Stone, 17 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for diary

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Coverage of the same census in the ISHRS journal flagged a growing black market in hair restoration as one of the notable trends of 2024.

— William Jones, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026
Others believe that tree-ring research, and the scientific journals that publish it, overestimate the number of historical fires.

— M. R. O’Connor, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026

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