Thesaurus results for NARRATING

narrating

verb

present participle of narrate

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 The third main character, a livestreamer named Jake Deal, cruises the night looking for chaos while narrating to his audience. — Carolyn Kellogg, The Atlantic, 8 July 2026 Her transparent online presence, narrating the brand's journey, built a strong community. — Gustaf Lundberg Toresson, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026 All of the big hitters have made it, with star names narrating the plotlines that are about to get heavy. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 28 June 2026 The milestone later captured attention on TikTok, where viewers watched Emiliana make the trip while wearing a camera and narrating her adventure along the way. — Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 23 June 2026 Speaking of doing what God put you on the earth to do, Liev Schreiber is on the ballot for narrating a sports documentary, the HBO Max bowling series Born to Bowl. — Joe Reid, Vulture, 20 June 2026 Morgan Freeman has spent decades acting in or narrating some very memorable stories. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 19 June 2026 That's because Nechirvan Zebari's son and two daughters -- Malek, Aya and Mimi -- have taken to narrating his social media video clips, leading them to go viral with millions of views. — ABC News, 17 June 2026 Oldenburg is one of Telemundo Deportes’ broadcasters and is no stranger to narrating reality TV competitions as the host of Exatlón Estados Unidos. — Armando Tinoco, Deadline, 15 June 2026

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Iran’s semi-official Iranian Students’ News Agency (ISNA) wrote about the 1989 funeral earlier this week, describing how the enormous crowds exceeded the numbers expected by authorities.

— Xiaoqian Lin, CNN Money, 6 July 2026
Furthermore, Bavarian state lawmaker Bernhard Pohl also welcomed the move, describing it as a long-term guarantee for the future of the Kaufbeuren location and its role within Germany’s expanding missile defense network.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026

Definition of describing

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Curator Nadine Hounkpatin, who organized the wider exhibition at Arles in which Phan’s images appear, has said that the body of work illustrates the kind of deeper truth-telling photography can do.

— Jacqui Palumbo, CNN Money, 14 July 2026
Anna Maria says the Church had put him up for adoption without telling her.

— Bill Whitaker, CBS News, 12 July 2026

Definition of telling

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There was a news conference for the event, and Krysyan Edler of the Deseret News shared video of Andy Reid recounting Sandler’s advice for Swift and Kelce.

— Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 5 July 2026
In his speech after the tour, Trump weaved between his own administration’s work while returning to lessons drawn from Roosevelt’s life, recounting stories of bravery during Roosevelt’s time in the West and as president.

— Jack Dura, Fortune, 2 July 2026

Definition of recounting

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Together, the awards reflected a year of work aimed at explaining the Bay Area’s biggest issues, chronicling its communities and holding public institutions to account.

— Bryce Martin, Mercury News, 2 July 2026
On June 23, the Legally Blonde star, 50, broke out her Elle Woods best for the premiere of Elle, a brand-new series chronicling her famous character’s life before her time at Harvard Law.

— Alyssa Grabinski, PEOPLE, 30 June 2026

Definition of chronicling

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So, remember, by finding weeds, noting their location, relating them to a condition, and choosing corrective actions based on that condition, gardeners can begin to form maintenance diagnoses for their gardens through weeds.

— Anthony Reardon, Kansas City Star, 18 May 2026
The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.

— Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 9 May 2026

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