HISTORIES Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

histories

noun

plural of history

as in annals

an account of important events in the order in which they happened a history of the American civil rights movement during the 1960s

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as in chronologies

a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened we heard the whole history of her illness in excruciating detail

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as in pasts

the events or experience of former times history has many lessons to teach us, if only we would listen

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Recent Examples of histories The offensive line must stay healthy-ish, and a few key players have recent injury histories. — Zach Berman, New York Times, 4 Sep. 2026 This is not only because of the speed at which images are consumed, but also because these visual forms carry long histories. — Alessia Glaviano, Vogue, 4 Sep. 2026 For several recipients, materials offer a way to examine cultural inheritance and the histories embedded in clothing. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 3 Sep. 2026 Old Medicine Can Leave Unfinished Business Pharmaceutical research has accumulated an enormous library of compounds whose histories are already written. — Emma Clapp, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026 Based between Miami and Budapest, the Uruguayan artist draws on the histories of Concrete Art and Constructivism to create his abstractions. — Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 2 Sep. 2026 Last year, Google began using an age-assurance system for YouTube that relies on AI to differentiate between adults and minors based on their watch histories. — Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Much of the western road crossed landscapes with Mexican and Indigenous histories older than the United States itself. — Harry Bruinius, Christian Science Monitor, 1 Sep. 2026 This loophole allowed individuals with dangerous driving histories to obtain a trucking license simply by presenting an Employment Authorization Document (EAD), which does not screen for transportation safety. — Tresa Baldas, Freep.com, 31 Aug. 2026

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Noun

But at a hearing in May, Judge Steele granted the state’s request for access to Woods’ prescription drug records.

— Bob Harkins, New York Times, 2 Sep. 2026
Lucas fired four gunshots into Piper's back, and Rice and Byrd ran inside to call for help, court records say.

— Amanda Lee Myers, USA Today, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of records

Noun

And so those chronologies are really important for me in each one of these investigations.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026
Plaintiff attorneys have built similar tools capable of producing polished demand letters, medical chronologies, and settlement ranges using massive legal datasets.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026

Definition of chronologies

Noun

Based on its trailer, Wild Horse Nine, which premieres in competition on September 3, seems to find McDonagh back in his sweet spot, helming a pitch-black comedy about two charismatic men wrestling with their dark pasts.

— Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026
As they are pulled into conflicts that stir dark memories from their own pasts, the boundaries between play and dangerous power struggles dissolve — and victims and perpetrators become impossible to tell apart.

— Leo Barraclough, Variety, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of pasts

Noun

Kavanagh also alleges that Sky imposed changes on Love’s annual accounts to create a flattering financial picture by booking margin on incomplete projects early.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Rashidian also described accounts of arrests, executions and broader security crackdowns – claims CNN cannot independently verify.

— Julia Vargas Jones, CNN Money, 29 Aug. 2026

Definition of accounts

Noun

Machine aerators are rolled over the lawn like a mower, and handheld versions are stepped on like a shovel.

— Mary Marlowe Leverette, The Spruce, 4 Sep. 2026
Silicon-photonics chips can move data using light instead of electrical signals, but conventional versions are rigid and opaque.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of versions

Noun

Story facilitation, a process of helping individuals discover and articulate their experiences as meaningful narratives, empowers leaders and teams.

— Esther K. Choy, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
In an era of polarization and oversimplified historical narratives, American women need not nostalgia but a new fleet of American Girls who can tell difficult, dangerous, heartbreaking and tenacious stories of lives past.

— Tara Strauch, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026

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