as in describing
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 narrating
Comedic band Wolves of Glendale (Tom McGovern, Ethan Edenburg and Eric Jackowitz) will play both the pit band as well as the narrating flight attendants.
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Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
It has also been reported that Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid will be narrating the feature.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
The homes themselves feel alive, each room narrating a story, each hallway a private exhibition.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Notably, Stefanik is not narrating the video, a feature typical of most campaign launches, when the candidate speaks directly to appeal to the voter.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Attenborough earned the Daytime Emmy award for outstanding daytime personality (non-daily) — for his hosting and narrating the Netflix show .
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Told in the voices of ordinary men and women narrating their experiences, the books address landmark events including the invasion of Afghanistan and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Wearing nitrile gloves, hair tied back with a neckerchief and a long braid dangling over the shoulder of a tank top, Anya presents every find for Ray, Judy, Michael, and Stephanie to inspect, narrating the story that each bone tells.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
The Balmain brand name has endured modernity for almost two decades under creative director Olivier Rousteing, seldom narrating its over three-quarters-century legacy.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Caitlin Huston, HollywoodReporter, 22 Dec. 2025
It has also been reported that Kansas City Chiefs head coach Andy Reid will be narrating the feature.
—James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 25 Nov. 2025
The homes themselves feel alive, each room narrating a story, each hallway a private exhibition.
—Amplified Content Studio, Mercury News, 24 Nov. 2025
Notably, Stefanik is not narrating the video, a feature typical of most campaign launches, when the candidate speaks directly to appeal to the voter.
—Rachel Schilke, The Washington Examiner, 7 Nov. 2025
Attenborough earned the Daytime Emmy award for outstanding daytime personality (non-daily) — for his hosting and narrating the Netflix show .
—Rachel Raposas, PEOPLE, 20 Oct. 2025
Told in the voices of ordinary men and women narrating their experiences, the books address landmark events including the invasion of Afghanistan and the Chernobyl nuclear disaster.
—New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Wearing nitrile gloves, hair tied back with a neckerchief and a long braid dangling over the shoulder of a tank top, Anya presents every find for Ray, Judy, Michael, and Stephanie to inspect, narrating the story that each bone tells.
—Ted Katauskas, Outside, 23 Sep. 2025
The Balmain brand name has endured modernity for almost two decades under creative director Olivier Rousteing, seldom narrating its over three-quarters-century legacy.
—Cassell Ferere, Forbes.com, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrating
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The paper describing the system has been published in the journal Radiation Measurements, and is open access so that others may benefit from the findings.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
28 Jan. 2026
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But O'Hara said he's seen no evidence that Pretti brandished a weapon, describing him as someone who appeared to be lawfully recording law enforcement activity while legally carrying a firearm.—
Sarah N. Lynch,
CBS News,
27 Jan. 2026
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There’s no copyright contingency telling you the dragon needs to have wings or not, or George should be English, French, or Turkish.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Jan. 2026
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That’s also telling us that this family is experiencing demographic change.—
Jason Parham,
Los Angeles Times,
27 Jan. 2026
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Ye, who legally changed his name to Ye in 2021, begins his apology by recounting a 2002 car accident that left him with a shattered jaw.—
Chris Murphy,
Vanity Fair,
26 Jan. 2026
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YouTube is now hosting fake history channels recounting events that never happened, and incoherent AI animations for bored young children.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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Along with a documentary titled One Last Adventure, chronicling the filming of Season 5, set to release on January 12, 2026, Netflix also has two more Stranger Things projects in the works.—
Jason Pham,
StyleCaster,
7 Jan. 2026
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This documentary aims to change that by chronicling an unbelievable life that reshaped the music industry and made waves in politics, discussions of race, and business.—
Chris Snellgrove,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Jan. 2026
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Feeling withdrawn from relating?—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
29 Jan. 2026
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Reps for both Harry and the King said that the pair met for tea at Clarence House, relating afterwards that no other details would be shared.—
Meredith Kile,
PEOPLE,
28 Jan. 2026
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“Narrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrating. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.
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