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as in stories
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 tales
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 narratives
The public resharing of the account by a senior White House official has also raised questions about whether highlighting such narratives may carry a deterrent or psychological warfare value, regardless of their factual basis.
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Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
So, what happens when self-serving narratives collide with a deep (and recent) history?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Rupert crafted narratives in the shadows, but the courtroom would require him to do it in the open.
—Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair, 14 Jan. 2026
Though access to books is easier in places like London or New York, the narratives available are often shaped by colonial and Eurocentric frameworks.
—Essence, 14 Jan. 2026
There is no team pumping more narratives and defenses and updates into the national conversation right now than the desperate Giants.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Real solidarity means supporting unglamorous organizing work, resisting simplistic narratives and exercising patience.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Choi has earned recognition for dynamic visual work that enhances genre narratives.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
Moreover, Lane observes, the Symposium offers dueling narratives in its rhetorical speeches, undermining the conceit that the text pushes for ideological prescriptions.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 15 Jan. 2026
So, what happens when self-serving narratives collide with a deep (and recent) history?
—Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 15 Jan. 2026
Rupert crafted narratives in the shadows, but the courtroom would require him to do it in the open.
—Gabriel Sherman, Vanity Fair, 14 Jan. 2026
Though access to books is easier in places like London or New York, the narratives available are often shaped by colonial and Eurocentric frameworks.
—Essence, 14 Jan. 2026
There is no team pumping more narratives and defenses and updates into the national conversation right now than the desperate Giants.
—Pat Leonard, New York Daily News, 14 Jan. 2026
Real solidarity means supporting unglamorous organizing work, resisting simplistic narratives and exercising patience.
—Narges Bajoghli, Time, 13 Jan. 2026
Choi has earned recognition for dynamic visual work that enhances genre narratives.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 13 Jan. 2026
Moreover, Lane observes, the Symposium offers dueling narratives in its rhetorical speeches, undermining the conceit that the text pushes for ideological prescriptions.
—Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narratives
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,
8 Jan. 2026
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Below, Dyens and Miailhe speak to Deadline about the importance of unearthing human stories amid the tragedy of the World War II era.—
Destiny Jackson,
Deadline,
7 Jan. 2026
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Zeus acting for his own pleasure underlies the evolutionary tales of small groups raiding foreign shores, carrying off women.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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Miyazaki’s singular style — his hand-drawn, painterly aesthetic and his thematic focus on a child’s-eye view of morally complex, humanistic tales — has been treated as the sole Asian animation worthy of entry into the Oscar canon.—
Scott Roxborough,
HollywoodReporter,
15 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
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The book is a collection of three novellas, including the titular Legends of the Fall.—
James Folta,
Literary Hub,
18 Dec. 2025
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Works adapted from books or book series, novellas, short stories, graphic novels, plays, or magazine articles remain eligible.—
Scott Feinberg,
HollywoodReporter,
15 Dec. 2025
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More effective is Oldroyd’s patience in establishing Jack and Anna’s histories with the murder victim, Rachel Hopkins (Jamie Tisdale).—
Judy Berman,
Time,
8 Jan. 2026
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These regular observations will gradually take in data and aim to provide pivotal information about the strengths, compositions, and histories of these primitive cosmic bodies.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
8 Jan. 2026
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The cemetery has been thrust into the spotlight after a Lancaster County man was accused of harvesting sets of human remains in the middle of the night, hoarding skulls, bones, and corpses, and then offering some of them for sale on his social media accounts.—
Joe Holden,
CBS News,
13 Jan. 2026
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Shoppers initially only can make payments through the cards linked to their Google accounts but soon will be able to make purchases using PayPal, the company said.—
Anne D’Innocenzio,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Jan. 2026
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California received $949,940,335 in SAMHSA discretionary funds in 2025, according to HHS records.—
Chase Hunter,
Mercury News,
16 Jan. 2026
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In 1997, Sismanis was also charged with rape, indecent assault and battery on a person older than 14, court records show.—
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
16 Jan. 2026
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There are also junior versions of the shows with youth competitions.—
Brayden Garcia
January 8,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
8 Jan. 2026
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Layered in butter, cream, garlic, Parmesan and green spinach that some versions of its origin story say represents the man’s vast fortune, it was first conceived in New Orleans’ Antoine’s Restaurant in 1899, where a shortage of escargot necessitated some creative moves from chef Jules Alciatore.—
Amy Drew Thompson,
The Orlando Sentinel,
7 Jan. 2026
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“Narratives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narratives. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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