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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 narrated
His work as a composer included From the Diary of Anne Frank, a UNICEF commission that premiered in 1991 and was narrated by Audrey Hepburn.
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Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
For over four hours during the event, Beshansky narrated the action, offered context during the games and provided information about the players, like a traditional sports commentator.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Reported and narrated by journalist Teresa Krug, who knew Samia personally, the series blends first-hand accounts, archival Olympic audio, and original reporting to uncover both the promise and the costs of chasing the Olympic dream.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
This time, the film is led by director James Reed, best known for My Octopus Teacher (2020), along with assistant producer Amy Thompson (Life on Our Planet, 2023) and executive producer Alastair Fothergill, a long-time collaborator and friend of David—with the series narrated by the legend himself.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
Before Ellison came out, a new company branding video — narrated by Tom Cruise — showcased talent on the Paramount lot and featured heavy hitter creatives like Jerry Bruckheimer, James Cameron, the Duffer Brothers, Mark Wahlberg and Will Smith.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
All of this became an unusually theatrical 2015 documentary from David Sington, wherein Yarris narrated his own story.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Hugh Bonneville has narrated a podcast version of Sherlock Holmes story The Hound of the Baskervilles.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
If Wharton’s Undine studied the society pages to understand how public life was narrated, Gevinson belongs to a generation that learned to narrate itself directly.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 23 Apr. 2026
For over four hours during the event, Beshansky narrated the action, offered context during the games and provided information about the players, like a traditional sports commentator.
—Amy Stark Shireman, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Apr. 2026
Reported and narrated by journalist Teresa Krug, who knew Samia personally, the series blends first-hand accounts, archival Olympic audio, and original reporting to uncover both the promise and the costs of chasing the Olympic dream.
—Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 21 Apr. 2026
This time, the film is led by director James Reed, best known for My Octopus Teacher (2020), along with assistant producer Amy Thompson (Life on Our Planet, 2023) and executive producer Alastair Fothergill, a long-time collaborator and friend of David—with the series narrated by the legend himself.
—Olivia Morelli, Condé Nast Traveler, 20 Apr. 2026
Before Ellison came out, a new company branding video — narrated by Tom Cruise — showcased talent on the Paramount lot and featured heavy hitter creatives like Jerry Bruckheimer, James Cameron, the Duffer Brothers, Mark Wahlberg and Will Smith.
—Michael Schneider, Variety, 17 Apr. 2026
All of this became an unusually theatrical 2015 documentary from David Sington, wherein Yarris narrated his own story.
—Chris Jones, New York Daily News, 16 Apr. 2026
Hugh Bonneville has narrated a podcast version of Sherlock Holmes story The Hound of the Baskervilles.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 16 Apr. 2026
If Wharton’s Undine studied the society pages to understand how public life was narrated, Gevinson belongs to a generation that learned to narrate itself directly.
—Literary Hub, 15 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrated
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That view was echoed by veteran market strategist Ed Yardeni, who described the rally as a forward-looking bet that the conflict will prove temporary, even after recent developments.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
21 Apr. 2026
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Her family have described her as someone who loved makeup, dancing and her job with the USPS, according to FOX32 Chicago.—
Aya Al-Hakim,
PEOPLE,
21 Apr. 2026
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The caller told dispatch her 20-year-old son was inside the home and threatening to harm himself.—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
21 Apr. 2026
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Banks and Fahy are sensational, and both get to smoke even after they’ve been told not to because the smell might infest the chintz drapes in the breakfast room.—
Libby Gelman-Waxner,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2026
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The federal investigation chronicled those editorials this page published about the DA’s misdeeds.—
John O’Hara,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2026
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Fugard, who died last year, played a role in bringing international attention to the injustices of his homeland through plays that chronicled the human toll of such corrosive governmental policies.—
Theater Critic,
Los Angeles Times,
17 Apr. 2026
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In his order, Nunley recounted the attorney’s claim he’d been assigned more than 300 nearly identical cases in the last three months, all of immigrants in detention who argued they were being held without cause.—
Sonja Sharp,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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Ngatikaura first recounted his confrontation with Brunette on season 3 of The Secret Lives of Mormon Wives.—
Tabitha Parent,
PEOPLE,
17 Apr. 2026
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The Hatfield-McCoy feud is a complex story related the power of owning land when land was the only power, with its own love story at the center.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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James also said the shooting may have been gang related.—
Naveen Dhaliwal,
CBS News,
21 Apr. 2026
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