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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
The film follows the 20 days leading up to the 2025 presidential inauguration, as the first lady narrates a behind-the-scenes glimpse into her personal and private lives.
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Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The story — told in the colorful, emotional graphic novel that will be published by Z2 — follows three artists on the Seattle scene, tracking their triumphs and tragedies as they are guided by an oracle, the Queen of the Seasons, who narrates the story.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2026
Her debut, Leaving Atlanta, narrates the Atlanta child murders committed between 1979 and 1981—when Jones herself was growing up there—through the eyes of child protagonists whose mix of knowing and naivete would be at home in the work of Henry James.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
George Clooney narrates, the voice of Thoreau is provided by Jeff Goldblum, and Ted Danson, Tate Donovan, and Meryl Streep also lend a hand.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
Having mostly lost his voice, Kilmer’s son Jack narrates the film in his father’s words.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Along with producing, Roth narrates the documentary and appears on camera, as does Chandler.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
McCord narrates snippets from the diary, which visitors may listen to on headphones.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The Dungeon Master narrates an adventure, aided by a Dungeon Master’s Guide and Monster Manual.
—Emily Messina, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
Brian Truitt, USA Today, 20 Mar. 2026
The story — told in the colorful, emotional graphic novel that will be published by Z2 — follows three artists on the Seattle scene, tracking their triumphs and tragedies as they are guided by an oracle, the Queen of the Seasons, who narrates the story.
—Gil Kaufman, Billboard, 19 Mar. 2026
Her debut, Leaving Atlanta, narrates the Atlanta child murders committed between 1979 and 1981—when Jones herself was growing up there—through the eyes of child protagonists whose mix of knowing and naivete would be at home in the work of Henry James.
—Lily Meyer, The Atlantic, 13 Mar. 2026
George Clooney narrates, the voice of Thoreau is provided by Jeff Goldblum, and Ted Danson, Tate Donovan, and Meryl Streep also lend a hand.
—Emily Temple, Literary Hub, 27 Feb. 2026
Having mostly lost his voice, Kilmer’s son Jack narrates the film in his father’s words.
—Kevin Jacobsen, Entertainment Weekly, 22 Feb. 2026
Along with producing, Roth narrates the documentary and appears on camera, as does Chandler.
—Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 11 Feb. 2026
McCord narrates snippets from the diary, which visitors may listen to on headphones.
—Deborah Vankin, Los Angeles Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The Dungeon Master narrates an adventure, aided by a Dungeon Master’s Guide and Monster Manual.
—Emily Messina, The Conversation, 6 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrates
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The post, shared by Reddit user No-Street-6651, describes a multi-stage interview process that included three rounds of interviews and a detailed six-page project for a marketing brand manager position.—
Darlin Tillery,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Mar. 2026
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Bourne is the chair of the Yolo County’s chapter of Moms for Liberty, a nonprofit that describes itself as advocating for parental rights.—
Camryn Dadey,
Sacbee.com,
31 Mar. 2026
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Rizo tells Ozzy about his Idol, cementing their polycule.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
2 Apr. 2026
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The book, being published by Doubleday and Pan Macmillan, tells the true story of Zac Brettler, a London teenager who died under mysterious circumstances in 2019.—
Alex Ritman,
Variety,
2 Apr. 2026
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The film recounts the struggle of local communities to protect a fragile and vital ecosystem that also serves as their ancestral home.—
Stewart Clarke,
Deadline,
26 Mar. 2026
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As Martin recounts in her 2023 coffee-table missive Mamma Milano, the brand’s ethereal ethos was there from the start.—
Ingrid Abramovitch,
Architectural Digest,
24 Mar. 2026
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Adept at separating the unseen from the seen, Lemann here chronicles his family’s accumulation of wealth, whatever the moral costs or compromises, and their subsequent acculturation and partial deracination.—
Brenda Wineapple,
The New York Review of Books,
4 Apr. 2026
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From director Joshua Enck, the film chronicles the friendship of Benjamin Franklin (John Paul Sneed) and Reverend George Whitefield (Jonathan Blair) during the Great Awakening.—
Jack Dunn,
Variety,
4 Apr. 2026
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Considered narrowly, statesmanship relates primarily to politics and government.—
John T. Shaw,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Mar. 2026
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There’s a lovely little formula called the small-angle approximation that relates the two.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
20 Feb. 2026
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