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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 narrates
Elle narrates her Harvard submission video while wearing multiple bikinis.
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Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 June 2026
Ariana Madix serves as host while Iain Stirling narrates.
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Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
26 June 2026
For example, the Life of Saint Æthelwold is a tenth-century biography that narrates the holy life of an English bishop.
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Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
There are guest turns from Leona Lewis and Lila Iké, while Black Panther actor Letitia Wright narrates.
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Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
Benji, the protagonist, who narrates from adulthood, is fifteen and determined to distinguish himself from the brother who’s always been his double.
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Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Farrell, who also narrates in a soft voice, often wears a look of shy incomprehension, as if a beat behind in translating the world around him, a stranger in a strange land.
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Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The video does not have sound, so Harris narrates what happened next.
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Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
Ramsay narrates at the end of the spot.
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Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Ben Travers,
IndieWire,
29 June 2026
Ariana Madix serves as host while Iain Stirling narrates.
—
Arushi Jacob,
Variety,
26 June 2026
For example, the Life of Saint Æthelwold is a tenth-century biography that narrates the holy life of an English bishop.
—
Literary Hub,
25 June 2026
There are guest turns from Leona Lewis and Lila Iké, while Black Panther actor Letitia Wright narrates.
—
Hattie Lindert,
Pitchfork,
25 June 2026
Benji, the protagonist, who narrates from adulthood, is fifteen and determined to distinguish himself from the brother who’s always been his double.
—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
22 June 2026
Farrell, who also narrates in a soft voice, often wears a look of shy incomprehension, as if a beat behind in translating the world around him, a stranger in a strange land.
—
Robert Lloyd,
Los Angeles Times,
19 June 2026
The video does not have sound, so Harris narrates what happened next.
—
Corky Siemaszko,
NBC news,
11 June 2026
Ramsay narrates at the end of the spot.
—
Chiara Kim,
PEOPLE,
11 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrates
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The 3,200-square-foot residence at 10825 Lola Montez Road in Soda Springs, about 90 minutes from Sacramento via Interstate 80, includes three bedrooms and four bathrooms, but the listing describes it more like a private Sierra camp than a conventional home.
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In Apple in China, the Financial Times reporter Patrick McGee describes how the US firm’s advanced manufacturing supply chain birthed China’s world-beating consumer electronics sector.
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As the film tells it, her poses — sometimes casual, sometimes intense, always impressive — caught the eye of fellow climber Ivan Beerkus, and the two soon began collaborating.
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David Martin, who leads the global people and organization practice at BCG, tells Fortune that too many companies are focused on one-hour training sessions, half-day bootcamps, and other classic learning and development programs.
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Thrown into the perilous odyssey of the quest for Europe, Gift recounts the memories that led to her departure.
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Ali, a war survivor from Iraq, takes pride in learning how to use a sewing machine at Eder, but also recounts how he was knocked unconscious in an unprovoked assault while shopping with his family in Walmart.
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The film chronicles the popular singer Jeong Dong-won during his final arena performance and preparations prior to his mandatory military enlistment.
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In Alaska, Arizona and forests all over the world, tree scientists are steadily adding to a vast collection of data that chronicles natural disasters of the past and offers clues to the future.
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But by then, Rockmount’s shirts were iconic, Weil relates in his third book about Western apparel and Rockmount.
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Silence = Death, the work of the Silence = Death Collective (and not ACT UP, as Avram Finkelstein relates in his interview) became the primary pictorial representation of ACT UP and a rallying slogan for the fight against the disease.
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