diaries

plural of diary
as in journals
a record of personal experiences, reflections, or ideas kept regularly for private use has diligently kept a diary since she was 15

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Recent Examples of diaries The big fear was that the Nazis are going to get hold of these diaries. Anne Thompson, IndieWire, 18 May 2026 Pfendler's video diaries explained the logistics of her passage and survival on the ocean. ABC News, 4 July 2026 The film also draws on video diaries shot in Rushdie’s hospital room in the days after the attack by his wife, Rachel Eliza Griffiths. Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 29 June 2026 Training-ground footage, team celebrations, travel diaries and behind-the-scenes moments build deeper connections between players and fans. Clemente Lisi, Forbes.com, 18 June 2026 Everything in The Traveler is based on George Forster’s works, diaries and letters, and those of his ​contemporaries—friends, family and foes. Literary Hub, 11 June 2026 The character's obsessive calorie counting — which the Bridget Jones book series author Helen Fielding has said came directly from her own university diaries — has been among the things criticized about the character through the years. Charlotte Phillipp, PEOPLE, 15 June 2026 The Senate Ethics Committee also investigated allegations that Packwood solicited jobs from lobbyists for his ex-wife, used his staff to try to threaten the female accusers into keeping quiet and obstructed the investigation by altering his personal diaries. Los Angeles Times, 7 June 2026 My Chief of Staff built a full end-to-end app for Cannes Lions that coordinates scheduling across 20+ executive diaries, manages the Canva Cabana program, and pipes lead interactions directly into our CRM. Rob Giglio, Fortune, 28 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for diaries
journals
Noun
  • It was widely observed and discussed in journals of the era and later became part of Revolutionary War Lore.
    Joe Rao, Space.com, 4 July 2026
  • This was so common that most American brewing journals were printed in both English and German until the start of World War I in 1914.
    Jay R. Brooks, Mercury News, 2 July 2026

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“Diaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/diaries. Accessed 8 Jul. 2026.

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