1
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
Also, both goalies have spotty injury histories.
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Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Catalogs of data like mine abound in Netflix viewing histories, prehistoric Facebook posts, and, now, dialogues with ChatGPT—imprints of the way the web informs and commoditizes work and friendship, sorrow and joy.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
For a player with one of the most expansive injury histories on the roster, getting deeper into a player’s 30s usually doesn’t help those situations.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
For those with histories of emotional neglect, abandonment or inconsistent caregiving, a partner’s request for space can feel like a threat — a sign of withdrawal or rejection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Both men entered their posts with little pertinent experience and long histories of criticizing the agency.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Drawing inspiration from the vibrant energy of New York City, Nigo’s streetwear roots, and the storied histories of Mercedes-Benz and Moncler, the collection blends past design trends with a contemporary twist.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 8 Apr. 2025
The two institutions’ histories were conjoined from the get-go.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
This week's quiz highlights beautiful blooms, home-run histories, calendar coincidences — and more.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Dom Luszczyszyn, New York Times, 11 Apr. 2025
Catalogs of data like mine abound in Netflix viewing histories, prehistoric Facebook posts, and, now, dialogues with ChatGPT—imprints of the way the web informs and commoditizes work and friendship, sorrow and joy.
—Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 10 Apr. 2025
For a player with one of the most expansive injury histories on the roster, getting deeper into a player’s 30s usually doesn’t help those situations.
—Joe Buscaglia, New York Times, 9 Apr. 2025
For those with histories of emotional neglect, abandonment or inconsistent caregiving, a partner’s request for space can feel like a threat — a sign of withdrawal or rejection.
—Mark Travers, Forbes.com, 8 Apr. 2025
Both men entered their posts with little pertinent experience and long histories of criticizing the agency.
—Brian Niemietz, New York Daily News, 8 Apr. 2025
Drawing inspiration from the vibrant energy of New York City, Nigo’s streetwear roots, and the storied histories of Mercedes-Benz and Moncler, the collection blends past design trends with a contemporary twist.
—Mecca Pryor, Essence, 8 Apr. 2025
The two institutions’ histories were conjoined from the get-go.
—Frank Rich, Vulture, 8 Apr. 2025
This week's quiz highlights beautiful blooms, home-run histories, calendar coincidences — and more.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 30 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for histories
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Vogue Beauty The biggest beauty stories, trends, and product recommendations.—
Marie Bladt,
Vogue,
24 Dec. 2024
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Happy holidays and Forbes Daily will return to your inbox with the day’s top stories on January 3.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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The texture of traditional versions is gloopy, closer to melted ice cream than anything else.—
Nicholas Florko,
The Atlantic,
24 Dec. 2024
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Eugene Levy, Zach Galifianakis, and Eva Longoria play fictional versions of themselves cast as Charles, Oliver, and Mabel, respectively, and naturally get into the sleuthing spirit.—
Ars Technica,
Ars Technica,
24 Dec. 2024
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But a prevailing question is whether the administration has raced to act, made mistakes and later applied new narratives and legal justifications to specific deportation cases challenged in the news and in the courts.—
Alexis Simendinger,
The Hill,
14 Apr. 2025
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Taking narratives to a whole new level, Split Fiction casts you and your significant other as Mio and Zoe, a pair of down-on-their-luck writers who become trapped in a combination of their stories (sci-fi meets fantasy) due to an accident at a groundbreaking literary tech firm.—
Matt Gardner,
Forbes.com,
13 Apr. 2025
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“Histories.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/histories. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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