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
As executive producer, Kaepernick also narrates each episode while Jaden Michael plays his younger self and Nick Offerman and Mary Louise Parker portray his adoptive parents.
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Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
Watch a trailer narrated by Michael Perry below.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
What story will our voices narrate?
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The audience roared and cheered as Bad Bunny dance-narrated his way through a slew of scenarios and cities, surrounded by exuberant dancers who moved between salsa and reggeton rhythms.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Ilana Gordon, Entertainment Weekly, 11 Feb. 2026
Watch a trailer narrated by Michael Perry below.
—Jazz Monroe, Pitchfork, 11 Feb. 2026
What story will our voices narrate?
—George Caulkin, New York Times, 11 Feb. 2026
The audience roared and cheered as Bad Bunny dance-narrated his way through a slew of scenarios and cities, surrounded by exuberant dancers who moved between salsa and reggeton rhythms.
—Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 9 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrate
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Since 2015, the median age of an Economist subscriber has risen from 51 to 61, according to figures shared at a recent meeting and described to Semafor by two people.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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When 250-million-year-old fossil remains were first described in 1972, they were thought to belong to a single species of marine amphibian, Erythrobatrachus noonkanbahensis.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
23 Feb. 2026
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Manuelito is worried that Chee will flip out if Leaphorn doesn't soon tell him his plans to exit the Navajo Tribal Police and put her in charge.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
23 Feb. 2026
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But a resort spokesperson told South Tahoe Now that one incident involved the death of a 33-year-old man while skiing on an intermediate trail, and another was a medical emergency involving a 58-year-old man.—
Howard Blume,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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Since December, at least 30 have been repatriated after leaving the conflict, with many recounting harsh battlefield conditions.—
Emmanuel Igunza,
NPR,
21 Feb. 2026
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While that’s technically true, many of the 13,000-plus five-star shoppers have recounted similar success.—
Tamim Alnuweiri,
InStyle,
21 Feb. 2026
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For a deep dive chronicling Amini’s journey to get to this place in his career, click on the link above.—
Matt Grobar,
Deadline,
23 Feb. 2026
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The series chronicled the 2025 NWSL season of the Current, Washington Spirit and Angel City FC.—
PJ Green,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2026
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In 2024 William arrived at the event solo as his wife was recovering from abdominal surgery, which was later revealed to be cancer-related.—
K.J. Yossman,
Variety,
22 Feb. 2026
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Police believe the shooting was gang-related.—
Dean Fioresi,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
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“Narrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrate. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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