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as in chronology
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
the town paper published a record of the debate, as well as a synopsis of each candidate's stance on the major questions
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as in annals
an account of important events in the order in which they happened
historical records on the rise of the Roman Empire are plentiful
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as in to log
to make a written note of
the reporter recorded the events of the evening in her notebook for later reference
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as in to list
to put (someone or something) on a list
he was recorded as having been a passenger on that ill-fated ship, but his body was never recovered
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David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
The National Weather Service had issued a heat advisory for the area on Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. Around 4 p.m., the temperature at Colorado Springs Airport had reached 93 degrees, only 2 degrees short of the day’s record at that location set on August 17, 1962, according to the weather service.
—Raja Razek, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024
Lane Sainty, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Reuniting with Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action producer Mark Ralph, the band recorded the Always Ascending follow-up in Scotland.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2024
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Noun
Two years ago, for example, the Anti-Defamation League published the membership records of the Oath Keepers, an anti-government militia; the files had been stolen by a hacking collective called Distributed Denial of Secrets.
—David D. Kirkpatrick, The New Yorker, 18 Aug. 2024
The National Weather Service had issued a heat advisory for the area on Saturday from noon to 7 p.m. Around 4 p.m., the temperature at Colorado Springs Airport had reached 93 degrees, only 2 degrees short of the day’s record at that location set on August 17, 1962, according to the weather service.
—Raja Razek, CNN, 18 Aug. 2024
Verb
Such contact burns are increasingly common in Phoenix, America's hottest big city, which in July recorded an average temperature, over 24 hours, of 101.1 degrees.
—Lane Sainty, USA TODAY, 10 Sep. 2024
Reuniting with Right Thoughts, Right Words, Right Action producer Mark Ralph, the band recorded the Always Ascending follow-up in Scotland.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 11 Sep. 2024
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“Record.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/record. Accessed 16 Sep. 2024.
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