Thesaurus results for NARRATIONS

narrations

noun

plural of narration

as in stories

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 narrations Anedda resists explaining the dominance of largely male voices of past narrations. — Wallis Wilde-Menozzi, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2026 Among the popular narrations are those read by Ian McKellen, Claire Danes, Dan Stevens, Stephen Fry, Anthony Heald and Benedict Cumberbatch. — Jazz Tangcay, Variety, 24 June 2026 The Cleveland native moved to New York in 1981 and worked as a freelance national voice-over artist until his retirement in 2021, heard on thousands of commercials, promos and narrations over those four decades. — Mike Barnes, HollywoodReporter, 24 Apr. 2026 The action is largely desynchronized, the activities onscreen contrasting with the voice-over narrations, with the effect of destabilizing the present tense of the movie, imbuing it with nostalgia and with longing for possible futures. — Richard Brody, New Yorker, 2 Oct. 2025 Each episode still opens with character narrations that double as musings on existence, and some dive fully into that ache. — Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 9 Sep. 2025 One accessibility feature that no live TV service offers is audio descriptions or audible narrations of on-screen actions that would not be otherwise discernible from dialog alone. — PC Magazine, 5 Sep. 2024

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Noun

Makary's time at the agency was defined by scientific disputes, leadership changes and a string of media stories detailing low morale and internal dysfunction among staffers.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 25 Sep. 2026
Movies bring audiences across the country the unique magic of sitting with their neighbors to see extraordinary stories told on the big screen at their local cinema.

— Paul Gunsky, IndieWire, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of stories

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One of the best actors working today, Coon essentially plays two different sides of Rita with astonishing range across these chronologies, portraying the past and the present of her character through distinctive markers.

— Tomris Laffly, Variety, 5 Sep. 2026
And so those chronologies are really important for me in each one of these investigations.

— Terry Gross, NPR, 5 Aug. 2026

Definition of chronologies

Noun

Bodies and histories do not politely wait outside the studio until the artist grants them entrance.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
Cater said the crown logo and name trace their histories to a lawn ball with a crown insignia that was important to the founders and ultimately made its way into the branding.

— Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of histories

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The state claimed the company favored certain accounts and allowed for violent or inaccurate content to proliferate.

— Mikella Schuettler, Fortune, 26 Sep. 2026
Similarly, the spokesperson said OpenAI models used publicly available developer keys to read demographic and economic Census Bureau data, but that the company found no evidence of improper access to Census accounts.

— Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 26 Sep. 2026

Definition of accounts

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In China, The Visible Hands is repositioning traditional crafts within the contemporary creative economy, offering women artisans a route to a stable income while preserving techniques and cultural narratives.

— Denni Hu, Footwear News, 24 Sep. 2026
Explanations require concocting narratives and then defending them.

— Diana Olick, CNBC, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of narratives

Noun

The New York Giants actually won a Super Bowl after a 9-7 regular season and there have been five NFL teams since 2010 that have made it to the postseason with losing records, including last year's Carolina Panthers.

— Bradley Gitz, Arkansas Online, 28 Sep. 2026
Stroud was pronounced dead in the Sam’s Club parking lot, according to Tarrant County Medical Examiner’s records.

— Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 27 Sep. 2026

Definition of records

Noun

Lockheed Martin is continuing work on additional versions while increasing production of the baseline missile.

— Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 22 Sep. 2026
Lactose-free versions exist, but anyone with a milk allergy or casein sensitivity should skip it entirely.

— Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 22 Sep. 2026

Definition of versions

Noun

Postmortem commentaries on the campaign agreed that many factors were at play in Sinclair’s loss — FDR had kept his distance and progressive candidate Raymond Haight siphoned off votes from Sinclair — but Hollywood proudly took credit.

— Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026
Two years ago, Shen Anyu, a voice actor who earns a living from narrating news commentaries and other short programs, began noticing an alarming number of videos on social-media platforms that seemed to feature his voice without his permission.

— Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026

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