as in story
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
a narration that vastly overstates her minor role in this international affair
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Recent Examples of narration
Washington has worked across different voiceover genres for over two decades, from national commercials and corporate narrations to live event announcing and e-learning.
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William Jones, USA Today, 17 May 2025
These episodes aren’t only defined by trauma, but also yearning, wonder, wistfulness, and joy; Sound of Falling’s tone can veer from the dreamy to the painfully sharp, its protagonists sometimes speaking in voiceover and other times turning the narration over to side characters.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 May 2025
The amateurish operation is frustrating from the start, seeking to mimic a storybook fantasy by using turning-page graphics and exposition-dump narration to bookend the film.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 8 May 2025
In this genre-bending work, Ms. Cockerell made the radical decision to remove herself or any kind of narration from the bulk of the book, instead stitching together selections from contemporaneous newspaper articles, journals, and speeches.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
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William Jones, USA Today, 17 May 2025
These episodes aren’t only defined by trauma, but also yearning, wonder, wistfulness, and joy; Sound of Falling’s tone can veer from the dreamy to the painfully sharp, its protagonists sometimes speaking in voiceover and other times turning the narration over to side characters.
—Alison Willmore, Vulture, 14 May 2025
The amateurish operation is frustrating from the start, seeking to mimic a storybook fantasy by using turning-page graphics and exposition-dump narration to bookend the film.
—Courtney Howard, Variety, 8 May 2025
In this genre-bending work, Ms. Cockerell made the radical decision to remove herself or any kind of narration from the bulk of the book, instead stitching together selections from contemporaneous newspaper articles, journals, and speeches.
—Dina Kraft, Christian Science Monitor, 5 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narration
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These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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This story was originally published May 30, 2025 at 4:45 PM.—
David Goodhue,
Miami Herald,
30 May 2025
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The new chronology used wood samples recovered from the Drouzet River in the Southern French Alps.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Without an alternate chronology compiled or published by the U.S. government, the committee became the go-to source for formally identifying recessions.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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As symbols of Floyd’s place in history have faded, so too have hopes for federal police reform, commitments to diversity, equity and inclusion and American optimism about the future of racial justice.—
N'dea Yancey-Bragg,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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The 2025 Northwest Arkansas Community College Graduation Commencement took place May 14 at the Walmart AMP in Rogers and 419 graduates walked the stage -- the most in the college's 35-year history.—
Carin Schoppmeyer,
Arkansas Online,
25 May 2025
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Brand managers can’t control the narrative like in broadcast media.—
Kian Bakhtiari,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2025
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This month, especially when Saturn prepares to exit your sign and enter Aries on May 24, you will be asked to confront the internal narratives that no longer serve you.—
Meghan Rose,
Glamour,
1 June 2025
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In July 2023, the president and co-owner of Inter Miami CF posted a picture to his Instagram account of Harper hyper-focused while applying products to his face.—
Angel Saunders,
People.com,
27 May 2025
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In fact, a 2023 study found that merging finances by having a joint bank account can promote transparency, goal alignment and positively influence relationship quality in engaged and newlywed couples, highlighting the importance of functioning as a unit.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2025
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The film, with a current RT critics score of 80 percent, is expected to more than make up for the lackluster $54.7 million bow of Dead Reckoning, as well as supplant the $61.2 million three-day launch of Fallout to set a new franchise opening record by a mile.—
Pamela McClintock,
HollywoodReporter,
23 May 2025
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Many do something else in the industry, such as producing, pressing records or manufacturing merch.—
Michelle Bruton,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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The most coveted kit will be reserved for Flagship first class passengers, who will receive a mini version of Blackwood’s viral Portmore bag, made of denim with a wrap-around zipper.—
Rachel Chang,
Travel + Leisure,
3 June 2025
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Half the allocation is expected to be bundles with Mario Kart World included, while the other half will be standard versions of the console.—
James Peckham,
PC Magazine,
3 June 2025
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“Narration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narration. Accessed 6 Jun. 2025.
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