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as in story
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
wrote a witty, chatty narrative of all the happenings at the party
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as in tale
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
in such narratives as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter," Edgar Allan Poe essentially created the modern detective story
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Recent Examples of narrative
But citing current and former Russian officials, The Moscow Times reported that this narrative was pushed by authorities to convince the public that Putin was making the same sacrifices for his country as ordinary citizens.
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
How did Sciamma shape his narrative and focus his tone?
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
His journalistic endeavors cover a diverse array of topics, notably sports, breaking news, human interest narratives, and culinary features.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Netflix has been pushing its own games business lately, focusing on games based on mainstream IP, party games, narrative games and kids games.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
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Brendan Cole, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 May 2025
How did Sciamma shape his narrative and focus his tone?
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 30 May 2025
His journalistic endeavors cover a diverse array of topics, notably sports, breaking news, human interest narratives, and culinary features.
—Dominick Williams, Kansas City Star, 30 May 2025
Netflix has been pushing its own games business lately, focusing on games based on mainstream IP, party games, narrative games and kids games.
—Tony Maglio, HollywoodReporter, 20 May 2025
See All Example Sentences for narrative
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrative
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These highlights were written by the reporters and editors who worked on this story.—
Hannah Allam,
ProPublica,
31 May 2025
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Wisely, the studio is keeping the story in the same universe by involving both Ralph Macchio’s Daniel LaRusso and Jackie Chan’s Mr. Han while starting a new story with Ben Wang’s Li Fong.—
Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
30 May 2025
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Guns, knives, swords, cleavers, axes, ice picks and flamethrowers will all be put to use in this tale of a revenge.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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But the author does a fine job of giving readers a sense of place, with characters moving along the streets that surround Payne Avenue in this tale of a killer whose ambition is his ruin.—
Mary Ann Grossmann,
Twin Cities,
31 May 2025
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The new chronology used wood samples recovered from the Drouzet River in the Southern French Alps.—
David Bressan,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Without an alternate chronology compiled or published by the U.S. government, the committee became the go-to source for formally identifying recessions.—
Rachel Barber,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Stephen King’s novella about three chapters in the life of an ordinary man named Charles Krantz.—
Andrew Torgan,
CNN Money,
1 June 2025
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This summer will see the first English translation of her earlier novella, Killing Stella, a slim domestic horror story that serves as a perfect entry point to Haushofer’s work.—
Isle McElroy,
Vulture,
21 May 2025
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Trump’s ability to flip a switch and ease the all-consuming pressure on the global economy, at least somewhat, is probably the most blunt and effective tool in modern history to reverse any sentiment doom spiral.—
David Goldman,
CNN Money,
5 June 2025
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Only 11 horses in history have managed to win both the Kentucky Derby and Belmont Stakes, but not the Preakness Stakes, in the same year.—
Wire Reports,
The Orlando Sentinel,
5 June 2025
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Early childhood Lawmakers approved landmark legislation to fund an endowment account to create more affordable child care in Connecticut in the coming years.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
8 June 2025
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Republished on June 8 with a new warning into Google account attacks.—
Zak Doffman,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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The narration by Homeland star Damian Lewis, who attended the world premiere, has also won praise.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
23 May 2025
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Through the inquisitive narration provided by Tom Hanks.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
22 May 2025
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Operating cash flow, meanwhile, represented a new quarterly record and helped drive the team to a 25% free cash flow margin and double-digit free cash flow growth, sequentially.—
Zev Fima,
CNBC,
4 June 2025
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Israel exported a record $14.7 billion in defense products in 2024, marking a 13 percent increase from 2023, the Israeli Defense Ministry said on Wednesday.—
Ellie Cook,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 June 2025
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“Narrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrative. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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