journal

[jur-nl] / ˈdʒɜr nl /

NOUN

chronicle

Synonyms

STRONGEST

account almanac annals calendar daily diary gazette magazine memoir monthly newspaper note paper periodical publication review tabloid weekly

STRONG

annual chronology daybook ledger log memento minutes observation organ rag record register reminder reminiscence statement

WEAK

comic book scandal sheet

Example Sentences

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Reading between the lines of Lewis’s journal, I get the sense that he was most at ease when he was observing nature.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 16, 2026

That is the conclusion of a study published recently in Neurology, the medical journal of the American Academy of Neurology.

From Science Daily • Apr. 15, 2026

The behavior was reported this week in the journal Ecology and Evolution and was observed by entomologist Mark Moffett, a research associate at the Smithsonian's National Museum of Natural History.

From Science Daily • Apr. 14, 2026

Doctors may also need to interpret common Alzheimer’s tests differently for each sex, according to new Georgia State research, published in the journal Brain Communications.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 13, 2026

I threw my journal and fountain pen back into my satchel.

From "The City Beautiful" by Aden Polydoros

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