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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrations
  1. stories
  2. chronologies
  3. histories
  4. accounts
  5. narratives
  6. records
  7. versions
  8. commentaries
Noun
  • People love spy stories, but there is nothing amusing, or romantic, about this one.
    — The Week UK, TheWeek, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Long initially envisioned the event as an art exhibition, with the cars as the artwork and their owners’ stories providing the human connection.
    — Chris Hardesty, AJC.com, 16 Oct. 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
  • Try to choose sellers with long histories of satisfied customers, and make sure the online bid amount is listed in American dollars.
    — DeJanay Booth-Singleton, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
  • Their work reflected different histories, institutions and resources.
    — Lauren Footman, Forbes.com, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of histories
Noun
  • Just 58% of American adults own stock, Gallup found in April, much of it held in retirement accounts.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Officials said that parents and guardians may want to consider requesting a free credit freeze for their children who are under 16 to help prevent unauthorized accounts from being opened in the names of their children.
    — Howard Blume, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of accounts
Noun
  • Our save-the-planet narratives are becoming increasingly far-fetched.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Then there’s a clearing of throats, and like malware, the narratives begin to establish persistence over mood and multiply.
    — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of narratives
Noun
  • Child welfare agents said abuse may have occurred, but the perpetrator was unknown, according to records reviewed by The Washington Post.
    — Lara Korte The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 18 Oct. 2026
  • As a result, unauthorized access to those systems can expose records belonging to patients across multiple healthcare organizations.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 18 Oct. 2026
Definition of records
Noun
  • Three smaller 21mm versions on colorful leather straps round out the collection at $795.
    — Thomas Waller, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Federal law prohibits the commercial sale of unapproved drugs, but that hasn't stopped vendors from selling imitation versions of the experimental drug online at a scale with no modern precedent.
    — Daniel Gilbert, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of versions
Noun
  • My irritation was not with the charge itself but with how some of the commentaries about it invoked as evidence Vance’s wish to be buried in the country graveyard where generations of his ancestors already rest.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
  • 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
Definition of commentaries

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“Narrations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrations. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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