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 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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Every day, Cord Shiflet drives 200 miles round trip from Austin, helping survivors tell their stories, connecting them with resources and raising more than $50,000 for affected families through Facebook.

— Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
Their service stories had many similarities, and their appreciation for their Honor Flight experience was wonderful to hear about.

— Tom Strong, Chicago Tribune, 19 July 2026

Definition of stories

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Plaintiff attorneys have built similar tools capable of producing polished demand letters, medical chronologies, and settlement ranges using massive legal datasets.

— Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
The Southern Sinagua people, hardy folk who lived in the area from about 1150 to around 1400, drew them to mark major happenings in their world, keep chronologies of celestial events or map out favorite Verde River hotspots.

— Arizona Republic, AZCentral.com, 23 Dec. 2025

Definition of chronologies

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Criminal histories can also continue to limit access to social support or higher earnings.

— Amber Gaudet July 18, Charlotte Observer, 18 July 2026
Models should pay extra attention to patients with rare diseases, complex comorbidities or healthcare histories that look significantly different from the data used for training.

— Subba Rao Katragadda, Forbes.com, 17 July 2026

Definition of histories

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According to the Texas Health and Human Services Commission, investigators reviewed social media accounts, a website and a billboard in Latin America that advertised maternity packages at South Texas hospitals to foreign nationals.

— Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 July 2026
Most accounts read Qatar's rise as gas turned into money, turned into visibility, a soft-power story with expensive props.

— Güney Yıldız, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

Definition of accounts

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Molinar’s settlement is equal to the sum of one year’s salary and benefits, according to the separation agreement released by Fort Worth ISD officials on Tuesday in response to an open records request.

— Lina Ruiz, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026
The district attorney’s office filed charges against Greenhoward including murder, use of a deadly weapon, assault on a child causing death and child abuse resulting in death, court records show.

— Seamus Bozeman, Los Angeles Times, 14 July 2026

Definition of records

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China and Russia are working on their own versions of Starlink, but neither is close to fielding anywhere near SpaceX’s current constellation of more than 10,000 satellites.

— Stephen Clark, ArsTechnica, 16 July 2026
Keytruda is set to lose key patent protections starting in 2028, exposing the company to competition from potential less expensive biosimilar versions of the drug.

— CNN Money, CNN Money, 16 July 2026

Definition of versions

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Forget all the theories and commentaries, Homer seems to say.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Over the years, through the Sports Huddle and other venues, Andelman participated in some 13,000 radio broadcasts and over 1,200 television commentaries on channels 5 and 7 as well.

— Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 15 June 2026

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