Thesaurus results for NARRATES

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 Pattinson narrates the film, while Garrel voices Christian Dior and Cottin plays Dietrich. — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 7 Nov. 2026 Douglas Rain, who ended up voicing HAL, narrates it; this is where Stanley first heard him. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 22 Oct. 2026 Hays currently narrates the series on Audible, and is the first actor on the project to be announced. — Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 19 Oct. 2026 The screening will be followed by a conversation with Coburn and actor Jeffrey Wright, who narrates Du Bois’ work in the film. — Zac Ntim, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026 Today’s Theme This puzzle narrates a breakdown in communication that takes place, presumably, on a video call. — Sam Corbin, New York Times, 14 Oct. 2026 As Sara narrates the tale of Rama, the film presents scenes inspired by the epic. — Sohini Sarah Pillai, The Conversation, 14 Oct. 2026 Penn’s Kapoor narrates the proceedings, often breaking the fourth wall to address us directly. — Frank Scheck, HollywoodReporter, 9 Oct. 2026 Covering roughly 430,556 square feet of galleries and surrounded by a 1,205,557 square foot park, the building narrates the nation’s geology, pearl-trading heritage, and rapid modernization through immersive exhibits. — Kieron Marchese, Architectural Digest, 6 Oct. 2026

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Berry, who died last month and never did buy a computer (or a smartphone), describes in the essay his writing process, which involved drafting a piece by hand and then having his wife transcribe it on a typewriter.

— August Lamm, Washington Post, 8 Nov. 2026
Their calculations used a feature of the model called a universal scaling function, which describes how physical quantities with dimensions, such as length, change over cosmic time.

— Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 8 Nov. 2026

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Once in office, Johnson quickly pulled closer to Trump — so close that Johnson candidly recounts their almost daily phone calls and chats, often offering his impressions in the president’s voice.

— Lisa Mascaro, Los Angeles Times, 4 Nov. 2026
In her candidate statement, Weber recounts how her family fled the Jim Crow South, where her parents were unable to vote.

— Senior Editor, CBS News, 3 Nov. 2026

Definition of recounts

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In 2023, Stewart became a New York Times best-selling author upon the publication of his memoir, Making It So, which chronicles his life from his earliest days in Yorkshire, England and through his long career.

— Greg Evans, Deadline, 29 Oct. 2026
Through a series of essays, the shlicha (Israeli emissary) chronicles the challenges and rewards of raising eight children in the modern world while living a life deeply anchored in ultra-Orthodox Judaism.

— Suzanne Van Atten, AJC.com, 28 Oct. 2026

Definition of chronicles

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Philbrick relates all this less as history than as a stage play.

— Kathryn Schulz, New Yorker, 26 Oct. 2026
The film slowly relates that the aspiring rapper and superfan ingratiated himself into the band’s circles, flying to New York multiple times as a teenager for the purpose.

— Brian Boucher, ARTnews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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