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

Little ones can color, solve puzzles, read stories, and more in this booklet.

— Anja Webb, Parents, 18 Sep. 2026
Marrs Barron said there were many heartfelt stories of neighbors helping neighbors and municipalities helping each other when equipment broke down, with others bringing ice and water for workers at the compost sites.

— Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 18 Sep. 2026

Definition of stories

Noun

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

And the answer to that is there was a new reformulation of quantum mechanics developed by James Hartle, Murray Gell-Mann, and others, called the histories approach to quantum mechanics, or more precisely, decoherent histories approach.

— Quanta Magazine, Quanta Magazine, 17 Sep. 2026
Their brands are recognizable, their operations span the globe, and many have histories stretching back generations.

— Bill Holodnak, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of histories

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An ultra-Orthodox private investigator named Avi Lehrer called Shraga and claimed to have bank records showing that Netanyahu and his family held millions of dollars in offshore accounts.

— Ruth Margalit, New Yorker, 19 Sep. 2026
First, the establishment of a local company and team, then launching official social media accounts, building connections through community events, opening e-commerce channels and ultimately expanding into physical retail.

— Advertorial, Footwear News, 19 Sep. 2026

Definition of accounts

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Societal preferences can also evolve in response to changing contexts and sociocultural narratives.

— Bill McKibben, New Yorker, 17 Sep. 2026
The festival, now a key stop on the Oscar circuit, will present a wide-ranging selection of 37 feature narratives and 26 feature documentaries, including nine world premieres.

— Brent Lang, IndieWire, 16 Sep. 2026

Definition of narratives

Noun

In other cases, Virginia prosecutors have previously brought their own expert witnesses to counter an insanity defense at trials or even disputed the claims without their own expert, according to reports and court records.

— Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 21 Sep. 2026
Several officials praised Preckwinkle’s efforts, and the payouts also left $109 million in the loan pot, according to data received through a Tribune open records request.

— A.D. Quig, Chicago Tribune, 20 Sep. 2026

Definition of records

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The two main characters were barely veiled versions of Rob and Nick, who was living in his parents’ guesthouse at the time of the killings.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026
At first glance, some versions of the Mary Jane sneaker are barely distinguishable from a classic flat; others come in a technical mesh with a chunky tread or cushiony insoles.

— Jessica Chapel, Condé Nast Traveler, 15 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
Jim Cramer talked about the situation in two commentaries, here and here , that went out to CNBC Investing Club members yesterday, and a third one sent out this morning .

— Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026

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