as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
got a CD of the best-selling children's story that happened to be narrated by the author herself
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Recent Examples of narrate
Sound and Light Show at Giza: An evening experience where the pyramids are illuminated, and the history of ancient Egypt is narrated.
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Gold House will also debut a special tribute video titled Tiny Hopes, narrated by 2025 A100 honoree Darren Criss.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
Turnbull's dad, Alex Turnbull, co-directed a 2011 documentary on his father William called Beyond Time, which was narrated by Jude Law.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The two-part special is narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, whose company Wells Street Films, co-produced with Jigsaw Productions.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
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Judy Koutsky, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Gold House will also debut a special tribute video titled Tiny Hopes, narrated by 2025 A100 honoree Darren Criss.
—Kimberly Nordyke, HollywoodReporter, 1 May 2025
Turnbull's dad, Alex Turnbull, co-directed a 2011 documentary on his father William called Beyond Time, which was narrated by Jude Law.
—Ariana Quihuiz, People.com, 23 Apr. 2025
The two-part special is narrated by Phoebe Waller-Bridge, whose company Wells Street Films, co-produced with Jigsaw Productions.
—Abigail Lee, Variety, 22 Apr. 2025
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Living history interpreters will interact with the public, describing the events of the time and the life of soldiers on campaign during the early 1800s.—
San Diego Union-Tribune,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
1 May 2025
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Those amendments — described by Sen. Faith Winter as the hearing began around 3:15 p.m. — will come at the end of what is set to be a long day in the Senate Judiciary Committee.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
1 May 2025
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Buzzi died Thursday of complications from Alzheimer’s at her home near Forth Worth, Texas, her longtime rep, Mike Eisenstadt, told The Hollywood Reporter.—
Mike Barnes,
HollywoodReporter,
2 May 2025
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The unlikely hit comedy, which tells a deranged alternative history of Mary Todd Lincoln, has attracted high-profile celebrity audience members including Dua Lipa, Jennifer Lopez, Meryl Streep, and Steven Spielberg.—
Patrick Ryan,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Knight recounted a story, one that’s hard to verify.—
Rob Davis,
ProPublica,
25 Apr. 2025
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Francis recounted the story of the Virgin Mary's appearance before him during a meeting at his residence in which the Pope asked Makrickas to make the necessary arrangements for his tomb at the basilica.—
Fatima Al-Kassab,
NPR,
25 Apr. 2025
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The film, which chronicles prosecutors’ controversial 2023 raid on an online news outlet amid a defamation dustup with then-President Yoon Suk Yeol,, has grossed $276,864 since its midweek opening.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2025
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Eventually, the narrative switches focus from Agnes to the little lord and his wife before changing again to chronicle the life of Tristan, the little lord’s own son.—
Gabino Iglesias,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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Jennifer Ouellette Senior Writer Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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Engineering strength depends on an interpretive framework that relates forces, the size of an object and their ratio − which represents mechanical stress.—
Zachary del Rosario,
The Conversation,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Narrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrate. Accessed 9 May. 2025.
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