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a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
in his chronology of their relationship, they had communication problems right from the start
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Recent Examples of chronology
Brennan focused more on analyzing evidence than on showing the chronology of events when questioning witnesses, as did the lead prosecutor in Read’s first trial.
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Here’s a chronology of some of the events that have rocked the company in the past six months.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
August and his co-screenwriter, Greg Latter, juggle Zweig’s chronology a bit and try to compound his ironies.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Authorities were still working to piece together a motive and build a chronology of events leading up to the attack.
—Eric Tucker, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
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Karissa Waddick, USA Today, 16 June 2025
Here’s a chronology of some of the events that have rocked the company in the past six months.
—John Dorfman, Forbes.com, 16 June 2025
August and his co-screenwriter, Greg Latter, juggle Zweig’s chronology a bit and try to compound his ironies.
—The New York Times, New York Times, 16 May 2025
Authorities were still working to piece together a motive and build a chronology of events leading up to the attack.
—Eric Tucker, Christian Science Monitor, 18 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for chronology
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Antonia Drew Norton, founder and executive director of Asha Family Services, said the child's homicide was directly tied to the family's history of domestic violence and abuse, as documented in public records.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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Montreal artist Valerie Jodoin Keaton’s commission to create a mural for the ground floor space features vintage black-and-white photographs of Montreal’s history.—
Joanne Shurvell,
Forbes.com,
23 July 2025
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Now that season 8 has ended, though, and production on season 9 is picking up, the reality of a story without Bobby Nash is a hard pill to swallow for many, Jennifer Love Hewitt said.—
Julia Moore,
People.com,
15 July 2025
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His story hit just as Pastel QAnon — a softer, Instagram-friendly offshoot of the movement — was flourishing.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
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Gannett sold its north Phoenix printing facility for $38 million in August 2023, according to Maricopa County records.—
Russ Wiles,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Guinness says the world’s fastest mobility scooter record is currently held by a four-wheel contraption that went 112 mph.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
22 July 2025
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According to planning documents, public accounts and his own statements, Trump promised, beginning in 2006, to inject $1.5 billion into his golf project six miles north of Aberdeen.—
Kim Hjelmgaard,
USA Today,
26 July 2025
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This involves directing them to a link to download remote software, open bank accounts, and then advising them that someone will be in touch from the bank fraud department.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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There are subtle transitions in this narrative, carefully plotted points of reference which keep the story from ever feeling disjointed or abrupt.—
Rachel Elspeth Gross,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Consequently, that makes a weaker conclusion for the narrative, one the series can only wrap up by having Paul use his pistol on himself and take a tumble into rushing river waters.—
Andy Crump,
Time,
20 July 2025
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Coddling Russia and refusing to grant Ukraine its own importance, out of deference to the fact that one was a great power and former superpower while the other was destined to live or die in its shadow, scripted a chronicle of a catastrophe foretold.—
Samuel Moyn,
Harpers Magazine,
16 July 2025
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His latest is a departure: a chronicle of his unlikely stint playing semi-pro football in Brenham, Texas, in his sixties.—
Michael Schaub,
Oc Register,
15 July 2025
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Even Major League Baseball hopped on the trend at Citizens Bank Park, where the Philadelphia Phillies' mascot, Phillie Phanatic, recreated the moment with a feminine version of the mascot.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
22 July 2025
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Research is underway to develop concentrated versions of this substance from chia seed oil.1 In addition to the moisturizing properties of chia seed oil, studies suggest that the chia seeds' ability to retain moisture can also be harnessed for pharmaceutical and cosmetic purposes.2 2.—
Rachael Zimlich,
Verywell Health,
21 July 2025
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Episodes are often framed by Sarah Jessica Parker’s voiceover, in a callback to SATC’s quippy narration, reading snippets of the novel that mirror her character’s own life.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
11 July 2025
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The lighting and effects were solid, the occasional narration was intriguing (and prompted crowd chanting!), and the choreography and theater of it all made for a fully engrossing experience.—
jsonline.com,
jsonline.com,
5 July 2025
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“Chronology.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/chronology. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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