Synonyms report
report
story ▪ account ▪ version
These are all words for a written or spoken account of events.
report a written or spoken account of an event, especially one that is published or broadcast:
Are these newspaper reports true?
story an account, often spoken, of what happened to somebody or of how something happened; a report of events in a newspaper, magazine or news broadcast:
It was many years before the full story was made public.
the front-page story
account a written or spoken description of something that has happened:
She gave the police a full account of the incident.
report or account?
A report is always of recent events, especially news. An account may be of recent or past events.
version a description of an event from the point of view of a particular person or group of people:
She gave us her version of what had happened that day.
Patterns
a report/story about something
a brief/short report/story/account
a full report/story/account/version
a news report/story
to give a(n) report/account/version