Thesaurus results for DIARY

diary

noun

ˈdī-(ə-)rē

as in journal

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 diary Or that Penélope Cruz’s sultry chilliness would jibe with either her male counterparts or Wilde’s diary-of-a-mad-housewife interpretation of a brittle, eager-to-impress woman brimming with creative frustration. —

David Fear, Rolling Stone, 26 June 2026 The diary beat out scripture by a hair, although scripture may have been more interesting. —

Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 23 June 2026 This is also a violation on Louis’s part, reading this intimate and traumatic passage of her diary, where she had been granted posthumous privacy in earlier seasons. —

Rebecca Alter, Vulture, 22 June 2026 The new accessories collection includes key rings, luggage tags, passport covers, card holders, coasters, placemats, notebook and diary covers, zip pouches, bookmarks, napkin holders, desk accessories and a structured briefcase. —

Samantha Conti, Footwear News, 22 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for diary

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journal

Noun

This project, described in the journal Additive Manufacturing, is currently a research demonstration, not a plug-and-play industrial process.

— New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 July 2026
Joel Halldorf is Professor of Church History and a public intellectual in Scandinavia, with regular contributions to leading newspapers and cultural journals in Sweden and Norway.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 6 July 2026