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Used with adjectives:
"
She's interested in the recent history of that group."
(recent, contemporary, early)
"
He's an expert in ancient history."
(ancient, medieval, modern, world)
"
She wants to learn more about local history."
(local, art, religious, economic, literary, military)
"
He's researching his family history."
(family)
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This is one of the greatest disasters in human history."
(human, recorded)
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He spoke about the colorful history of the town."
(colorful, fascinating, interesting)
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They discussed their shared history."
(shared, common)
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There is a long history of poverty here."
(long)
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She wrote down her employment history."
(employment, family, medical, credit, personal)
Used with verbs:
"
This day will go down in history."
(go down in, be marked)
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He made history today."
(made)
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The conflict has now faded into history."
(faded into)
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He traced his family's history back five hundred years."
(traced)
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It's important to document history."
(document, chronicle)
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He recounted the history of the building."
(recounted, told)
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He was criticized for trying to rewrite history."
(rewrite, distort, alter)
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They are reconstructing the history of the town."
(be + reconstructing)
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The group's history goes back to the Civil War."
(goes back to)
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History reveals that war solves few problems."
(reveals, shows, suggests, teaches)
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History often repeats itself."
(repeats itself)
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They have a history of bad behavior."
(have)
Used with prepositions:
"
This has been a recurring problem during the school's history."
(during, throughout)
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This was one of the worst natural disasters in history."
(in)
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We're reading about the history of American politics."
(about)
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There is a history of serious health problems in their family."
(of)
