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
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.
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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
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrations
Noun
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Partners have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.—
Data Skrive,
New York Times,
21 Mar. 2026
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That combination — genuine suffering refracted through dark humor, hardship worn lightly — is exactly what American audiences are finding so alluring in Korean stories right now.—
Dan Bilefsky,
HollywoodReporter,
21 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
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This requires a set of skills to interrogate the past by probing deeply, constructing and reconstructing chronologies, and contemplating counterfactuals in which different decisions might have significantly altered subsequent events.—
John T. Shaw,
Twin Cities,
5 Nov. 2025
Noun
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This trajectory leaves fewer stars for sky-watchers, including Indigenous cultures that pass down lessons and histories through the local nightscapes.—
Stephanie Vermillion,
Outside,
16 Mar. 2026
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Survey pitfalls Weaknesses in survey models are sharper in primaries because turnout is low and voting histories of those taking part are less reliable than in higher profile general elections.—
Karen Brooks Harper
Austin Bureau,
Dallas Morning News,
16 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Both he and Sousa were taken into custody due to conflicting accounts.—
Chelsea Jones,
CBS News,
17 Mar. 2026
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As Avila was walking toward the driver, Parish stuck a tan pistol out the window and fired one time into Avila’s head, according to witness accounts described by a detective in an affidavit supporting Parish’s murder arrest warrant.—
Emerson Clarridge,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
16 Mar. 2026
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This is not merely a bilateral border crisis but a layered security contest shaped by cross-border militancy, emerging technologies and competing threat narratives.—
Rabia Akhtar,
The Conversation,
20 Mar. 2026
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More detail about what was hit was not available because the Austin automaker redacts narratives in its public reports and did not respond to a request for comment.—
Andrea Guzmán,
Austin American Statesman,
19 Mar. 2026
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The temperatures could approach or set new records each day this weekend before slightly cooler weather returns early next week.—
Dallas Morning News,
Dallas Morning News,
20 Mar. 2026
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Although the wrongful death suit, filed in Essex Superior Court, initially uncovered the allegations, Quigley’s medical records were placed under seal.—
Colleen Cronin,
Boston Herald,
19 Mar. 2026
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Israel’s Elbit Systems has revealed that it has been contracted to develop aircraft-mountable versions of its XCalibur high-power laser systems.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Mar. 2026
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Come back next week for a closer look at modern versions of this blast from the past.—
Amy Lindgren,
Twin Cities,
21 Mar. 2026
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These Jones pieces and several others are accompanied by audio commentaries on which animation historians Michael Barrier, Greg Ford, and Eric Goldberg provide valuable context.—
Jim Hemphill,
IndieWire,
17 Mar. 2026
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Later commentaries describe the relics that came out of the Buddha’s ashes as glittering jewels — some as small as mustard seeds and others resembling gems or golden nuggets.—
Deepa Bharath,
Los Angeles Times,
1 Mar. 2026
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“Narrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrations. Accessed 22 Mar. 2026.
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