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 Jackson initially cast Ryan Gosling as the father of Susie Salmon, the protagonist who’s murdered by a serial killer early in the story and narrates the fallout from heaven. — Britt Hayes, Entertainment Weekly, 4 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 Meanwhile, the audiobooks, which Hays narrates with more than 200 distinct voices, have also proved to be extremely popular among listeners. — Jordan Moreau, Variety, 27 July 2026 Hays, who narrates the series on Audible, is the first actor on the project to be announced. — Shyla Watson, PEOPLE, 24 July 2026 Jeff Hays narrates the series on Audible, and that version has clocked over 140 million listening hours. — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 23 July 2026 Hays narrates and does voices for the characters, including Princess Donut. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 23 July 2026 Barring its creation, the tapestry, which narrates a moment in English history that forever changed the country’s language, culture, and legal system, had not been back in the UK until this month, underscoring the historic nature of the loan. — Devorah Lauter, ARTnews.com, 17 July 2026 Pharrell Williams, creative director of menswear at Louis Vuitton, narrates the short film directed by Oliver Hadlee Pearch. — Joelle Diderich, Footwear News, 9 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrates
  1. describes
  2. tells
  3. recounts
  4. chronicles
  5. relates
Verb
  • Moore describes her apprenticeship as both exciting and exhausting.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • El-Sayed describes himself as a capitalist and is not endorsed by the Democratic Socialists, but shares a similar policy platform to many of their candidates, such as abolishing ICE.
    — Sam Gringlas, NPR, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of describes
Verb
  • That message tells us so much about Shai and his standing in the group.
    — Tom Smyth, Vulture, 30 July 2026
  • Ramaswamy also tells patients to start a new conversation every time.
    — Jen Christensen, CNN Money, 30 July 2026
Definition of tells
Verb
  • As in the first book, each chapter recounts a new adventure in Kiki’s life.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Patrick Clancy recounts hours before children's killings On July 27, Patrick testified about the day of the killings.
    — Melina Khan, USA Today, 30 July 2026
Definition of recounts
Verb
  • The film chronicles the work of Rafael Larraenza, a volunteer rescuer who has spent the last 30 years risking his life searching for migrants lost along the US-Mexico border.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 3 Aug. 2026
  • Whitehead’s series chronicles a changing Harlem over a thirty year span in the 20th century.
    — Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of chronicles
Verb
  • The Bible relates the remarkable transformation of Saul of Tarsus – at one time a violent persecutor of Christians – who became a powerful teacher-by-example of love and peace.
    — Margaret Rogers, Christian Science Monitor, 29 July 2026
  • This formula relates directly to the cash generation that is available to be paid to the company’s shareholders and debtholders.
    — Hersh Shefrin, Forbes.com, 27 July 2026
Definition of relates

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