1
as in to record
to make a written note of
the station captain logged the arrest and then left for home
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2
as in to win
to obtain (as a goal) through effort
an actor who has logged a record number of Academy Award nominations in the course of her career
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as in logbook
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Recent Examples of log
Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 18 July 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs have placed fourth-year receiver Justyn Ross on waivers, according to the NFL’s transaction log released Wednesday.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 18 July 2025
Just log in with your account to enjoy your exclusive access.
—Eric Larsen, IndyStar, 17 July 2025
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Verb
The question is therefore: For which base is the product × log() / log() smallest?
the optimum valueEuler’s number
An irrational result may seem confusing at first glance.
—Manon Bischoff, Scientific American, 18 July 2025
The Kansas City Chiefs have placed fourth-year receiver Justyn Ross on waivers, according to the NFL’s transaction log released Wednesday.
—Jesse Newell, Kansas City Star, 16 July 2025
Noun
To date, Wilmore has logged 464 days in space over three flights.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 18 July 2025
Just log in with your account to enjoy your exclusive access.
—Eric Larsen, IndyStar, 17 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for log
Verb
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
20 July 2025
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Proud Chicagoans might recall that Chance the Rapper took advantage of the CPL Maker Lab to record his first mixtape.—
John Warner,
Chicago Tribune,
19 July 2025
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While on that topic, the Vols – coached by Tony Vitello – won the CWS in 2024, ending a 15-year team NCAA drought for UT and fueling a fun baseball rivalry because the state’s two SEC school.—
Gentry Estes,
The Tennessean,
26 July 2025
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Democrats have only once won three gubernatorial elections in a row in Wisconsin.—
Craig Gilbert,
jsonline.com,
26 July 2025
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Baksh lost 27 other days’ pay for other infractions, including working a security job without department approval, being late to a transit post and making logbook errors.—
Rocco Parascandola,
New York Daily News,
28 May 2025
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The stuff of them, fragments of timers and pages of logbooks, aren’t intended to uncover new information or unravel conspiracies.—
Henry Leutwyler Robert Petkoff Emma Kehlbeck Quinton Kamara,
New York Times,
20 May 2025
Verb
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In April 2025, the Milwaukee Journal Sentinel reported the operation of 467 MOD Pizza locations across the nation listed on MOD's website; as of July 2025, only 457 are listed.—
Liliana Fannin,
jsonline.com,
25 July 2025
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Front Office Sports reports Stephanopoulos was on vacation the week of July 23, and Joe Buck is filling in as a co-anchor for GMA through Friday, July 25.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
25 July 2025
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The African Development Bank estimates the continent needs $130 billion per year in energy investment to meet demand and achieve much broader electricity access by 2030.—
Ken Silverstein,
Forbes.com,
20 July 2025
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Astronomer is a private data infrastructure and operations company that achieved unicorn status in 2022 with a $1 billion or more valuation.—
Preston Fore,
Fortune,
19 July 2025
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In some of the studies, participants filled out questionnaires and sleep diaries; in others, researchers measured sleep quality by giving participants wearable activity trackers.—
Emily Kay Votruba,
EverydayHealth.com,
17 July 2025
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Smith’s diary is recognized by Major League Baseball’s official historian, John Thorn.—
Bill Swank,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
17 July 2025
Verb
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Another part of the system allows people to send texts, photos and videos to a dispatcher, and the system also can transcribe a call, according to the release.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
21 July 2025
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These tools transcribe, analyze and extract insight from sales conversations in real time.—
David Mattson,
Forbes.com,
16 July 2025
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Hogan rose to prominence as a wrestler in the 1970s but attained superstardom in the 1980s as part of the World Wrestling Federation, now the WWE.—
Chad Murphy,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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On this day in 1952: With the establishment of its constitution, Puerto Rico attained self-government as an unincorporated commonwealth of the United States, 54 years after it was invaded by U.S. forces.—
Lorenzino Estrada,
AZCentral.com,
26 July 2025
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“Log.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/log. Accessed 29 Jul. 2025.
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