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narrates

verb

present tense third-person singular of narrate

as in describes

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 narrates At the center of this operation was the Bayeux Tapestry, an ancient wall hanging that narrates, over the course of two hundred and twenty feet, the Norman conquest of England, in 1066. — John Phipps, New Yorker, 5 Sep. 2026 Quaid narrates the new documentary Water Wars, which dives into a legal war over water rights in West Texas. — Raven Brunner, PEOPLE, 3 Sep. 2026 After a respectful interval and perhaps another sip of whiskey, the next teller narrates an even closer call. — Brian Laidlaw, Longreads, 1 Sep. 2026 The competition heats up as players are eliminated, and an invisible, ominous host narrates the proceedings. — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026 The 2015 sequel ends with an emotional sequence featuring Dom and Brian (Walker) driving side by side as the former narrates a montage about their relationship. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 20 Aug. 2026 First game there since 2022 after a four-year renovation hiatus; Costner narrates the promos, 25+ Hall of Famers on hand, both teams in retro uniforms. — Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 15 Aug. 2026 Bret, who narrates the series with snooty affectation, is primarily parentless, with mom and dad gallivanting around Europe. — Daniel Fienberg, HollywoodReporter, 5 Aug. 2026 Along the route, the captain also narrates details about Casco Bay’s history, the islands’ year-round communities, and the landmarks outside the windows. — Taryn Shorr-McKee, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2026

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The company describes the effort as part of a broader push to increase the pace of hypersonic testing.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 6 Sep. 2026
Sandoval plays the Babaylan, a traditional Malay healer who Diaz describes as a lasting bridge between Filipinos and their pre-Hispanic, pre-Islamic Malay heritage.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026

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In her 2015 memoir, Steinem recounts her dynamic, nomadic career as a writer and activist, and pays vivid homage to the people, places, and conversations that shaped her.

— Mary Lawrence Ware, semafor.com, 4 Sep. 2026
Getting the shopping done has become a nightmare for Volodymyr Bovsunovskyi, who recounts a recent family trip to a mall to buy clothes for his nearly 4-year-old daughter.

— ABC News, ABC News, 4 Sep. 2026

Definition of recounts

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The first book visually chronicles their transition from preadolescence into their teenaged years; the second spans into their mid-twenties.

— Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 2026
Based on Volpentest’s memoir of the same name, the film chronicles the life of the quadruple congenital amputee who defied expectations to become one of the most accomplished Paralympic sprinters in history.

— Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 2 Sep. 2026

Definition of chronicles

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Some of the bill’s language relates directly to e-bikes, specifically to those making and selling the devices, while other sections of the bill address speeds for everyone using bike paths, multiuse trails and sidewalks.

— Madison Smalstig, Sacbee.com, 1 Sep. 2026
That same prose, as rendered by Searls, is evident once again in the new book as the novel’s narrator relates how he was drawn to this mysterious outpost and how the place seems to be conspiring against his leaving there.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026

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