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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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In this installment, the Pulitzer Prize-winning author Andrew Sean Greer describes living in Venice while completing his latest novel Villa Coco.—
Matt Ortile,
Condé Nast Traveler,
16 June 2026
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The adaptation of Georgy Demidov’s eponymous novel, set in the Soviet Union in 1937 during Stalin’s Great Purge, tells the story of a young local prosecutor and dedicated communist who starts to question his undying faith in the regime.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
18 June 2026
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Neither tells you whether the result was any good.—
Mark Hull,
Forbes.com,
18 June 2026
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Now, a week after Hockney’s death, Brooks recounts their trip and reveals the photos for the first time.—
Christopher Anderson,
Vanity Fair,
18 June 2026
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In Grandfather’s Chair, an old man recounts stories from American history through the experiences of his trusty oaken chair, which has seen it all.—
John Swansburg,
The Atlantic,
15 June 2026
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This graceful film chronicles the process by which Fatima gradually sheds that reserve.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
12 June 2026
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The Prince and Princess of Wales registered documents with the UK’s Land Registry, which chronicles the ownership of land and property in England and Wales.—
Elise Taylor,
Vanity Fair,
11 June 2026
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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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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.—
Liz Tracey,
JSTOR Daily,
3 June 2026
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