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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 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.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The protagonist, Marji, is split in half—her child self drawn on the page while her older, recollective self narrates the story of her coming-of-age.
—Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
In great detail and with candid memories, the book narrates the trials, tribulations, and tragedies from the band’s formation in 1984 through the current day, including emotional and personal reflections on the life and death of one of its own superheroes, Chris Cornell.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 June 2026
Her new book, From Life Itself, narrates the turbulent decade between 2015 and 2025 as it was seen and heard on the streets of Karagümrük, a working-class neighborhood of Istanbul and a stronghold of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party.
—Suzy Hansen, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Obama narrates videos scattered across the exhibit, which also features a full wall of 2008 campaign buttons, original copies of essays from Obama’s school and community organizing days and a timeline of his first presidential campaign.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Jonathan Sangster stars as the musical’s central character Mark, a solitary filmmaker who narrates the story.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Liu also narrates the film, which premieres as part of the fest’s Immersive Competition.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Corky Siemaszko, NBC news, 11 June 2026
Ramsay narrates at the end of the spot.
—Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 11 June 2026
The protagonist, Marji, is split in half—her child self drawn on the page while her older, recollective self narrates the story of her coming-of-age.
—Hillary Chute, The Atlantic, 9 June 2026
In great detail and with candid memories, the book narrates the trials, tribulations, and tragedies from the band’s formation in 1984 through the current day, including emotional and personal reflections on the life and death of one of its own superheroes, Chris Cornell.
—Selena Fragassi, SPIN, 9 June 2026
Her new book, From Life Itself, narrates the turbulent decade between 2015 and 2025 as it was seen and heard on the streets of Karagümrük, a working-class neighborhood of Istanbul and a stronghold of Recep Tayyip Erdoğan’s Justice and Development Party.
—Suzy Hansen, The New York Review of Books, 6 June 2026
Obama narrates videos scattered across the exhibit, which also features a full wall of 2008 campaign buttons, original copies of essays from Obama’s school and community organizing days and a timeline of his first presidential campaign.
—A.d. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 4 June 2026
Jonathan Sangster stars as the musical’s central character Mark, a solitary filmmaker who narrates the story.
—David L. Coddon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 26 May 2026
Liu also narrates the film, which premieres as part of the fest’s Immersive Competition.
—Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 16 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrates
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What These Treatments Actually Cost At the mass-market end, Restore Hyper Wellness describes itself as the largest direct-to-consumer wellness provider in the country, with more than 200 studios nationwide as of May 2026.—
Allison Palmer,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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An online fundraiser for Moore’s memorial describes him only as a 30-year-old man and includes pictures of his posing with animals and near his mother’s gravestone.—
Nate Gartrell,
Mercury News,
16 June 2026
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Sam McDowell tells us how one dinner 20 years ago with Illig, Neal Patterson and Lamar Hunt changed the future of soccer in Kansas City.—
Eleanor Nash,
Kansas City Star,
12 June 2026
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Make Way for Ducklings, the iconic children’s book by Robert McCloskey, tells the story of a family of ducks that make a home in the garden’s lagoon.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 June 2026
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With stark imagery and clear-eyed anger, Lorde recounts a violent racist encounter on the street, exposing the enduring psychological wounds of racial oppression and misogyny.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
11 June 2026
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Valdi recounts the joys of working with Colman Domingo, getting pooped on by a rat, and winning $50 from director Antoine Fuqua.—
Shania Russell,
Entertainment Weekly,
11 June 2026
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The show stars Grace van Patten as Knox and chronicles her life from as a college student to return to Italy in 2022.—
Lea Veloso,
StyleCaster,
20 Aug. 2025
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The doc, which premiered at the 2024 Toronto Film International Festival, chronicles Operation Gideon, a 2020 sea invasion of Venezuela by a coalition of local dissidents and American mercenaries to overthrow President Nicolas Maduro.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
19 Aug. 2025
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But by then, Rockmount’s shirts were iconic, Weil relates in his third book about Western apparel and Rockmount.—
Sandra Dallas,
Denver Post,
8 June 2026
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This post relates the salient elements to the less salient, and in so doing addresses the salience imbalance by emphasizing the less salient.—
Hersh Shefrin,
Forbes.com,
4 June 2026
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