as in commentary
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
a narration that vastly overstates her minor role in this international affair
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Recent Examples of narration
The English-language narration, delivered by Kyra Sedgwick, is used for sporadic, jarring and rarely necessary info drops, and would have felt more at home on the soundtrack of a PBS nature series.
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The Canadian ad, unveiled in mid-October by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, uses as its entire narration a half-dozen snippets of audio from Reagan’s speech on free and fair trade delivered at Camp David, Maryland, on April 25, 1987.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Again and again, the narration is choked off just when things begin to get challenging.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The film features narration from actor Daniel Giménez Cacho, as well as interviews with fans, artists, and other cultural commentators.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
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Sheri Linden, HollywoodReporter, 24 Oct. 2025
The Canadian ad, unveiled in mid-October by Ontario Premier Doug Ford, uses as its entire narration a half-dozen snippets of audio from Reagan’s speech on free and fair trade delivered at Camp David, Maryland, on April 25, 1987.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2025
Again and again, the narration is choked off just when things begin to get challenging.
—Literary Hub, 23 Oct. 2025
The film features narration from actor Daniel Giménez Cacho, as well as interviews with fans, artists, and other cultural commentators.
—Jon Blistein, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narration
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The editor of the Pine Bluff Commercial earned second place for commentary in a contest organized by America's Newspapers for his coverage of the failings of a city tax initiative that promised civic and economic restoration.—
Grant Lancaster,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Dig deep and sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free Survivor Weekly newsletter to have all the latest news, interviews, and commentary sent right to your inbox.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
6 Nov. 2025
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The real story of the Elizabethan succession was altogether darker and more turbulent than Camden’s fiction.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
4 Nov. 2025
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This is the web version of Fortune Tech, a daily newsletter breaking down the biggest players and stories shaping the future.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
4 Nov. 2025
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But the building expresses another chronology that has nothing to do with Harlem.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
3 Nov. 2025
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The book comprises over three dozen portraits by photographer James Van Der Zee—a renowned figure of the Harlem Renaissance known for depicting Black middle-class life—that offer a visual chronology of the tradition, complete with biblical and mythical adornments.—
Air Mail,
Air Mail,
1 Nov. 2025
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One form Asks whether the tree appears To exhibit a history of failures.—
MaKshya Tolbert,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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While speaking, Mamdani went into the archives of Indian history, quoting its first prime minister, Jawaharlal Nehru.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
7 Nov. 2025
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Calls for a nationwide boycott trended for weeks, and effigies of the actor were burned, according to local media reports.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz and the Associated Press contributed to this report.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Part of the reason why there are so few of these conversations about podcasting is a general lack of criticism for narrative audio.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
7 Nov. 2025
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The organization is working to transform cultural norms and narratives surrounding aging, disability and care, as well as make change through federal and state-level policies and build power among the people who have been touched by care.—
Katherine Schaffstall,
HollywoodReporter,
7 Nov. 2025
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My Seven Mothers is an eye-opening account of the challenges and possibilities connected with liberation and radical social change during the 1970s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The attendees—thirty- and forty-somethings who are members of the bank’s Private Wealth Management (PWM) division, which boasts an average account size of over $75 million—gathered to hash out their anxiety and excitement.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Jail records show Gatica faces charges of DUI causing death or bodily injury and hit-and-run causing death or bodily injury.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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To date, the agency has investigated 408 fatal incidents resulting in 454 deaths on Arkansas highways, state police records say.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Narration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narration. Accessed 10 Nov. 2025.
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