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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
History still being written As Black History Month highlights contributions often left out of public narratives, Taliaferro & Browne’s story sits not at the margins of Kansas City’s development, but at its foundation.
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Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
The obvious question is whether those American-leaning titles split the vote of those members that are open to those themes and narratives.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
At the same time, various narratives about the scale and growth of H-1B visa holders in Texas have spread across social media and online, fueling controversy and confusion about a complicated and often misunderstood process.
—William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Hong Kong sits at the forefront of fashion innovation, with its vibrant community of designers and creatives who are helping to redefine the industry with sustainability, creativity and rich cultural narratives.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Sports narratives are terribly unfair.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
The supporting performances feel true to old money narratives.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
On the blind spots and biases of traditional travel narratives.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Roldán said powerful people have to be favorable in public opinion to keep power, and making artists dependent on private funds allows the wealthy to push their narratives through art and influence opinion.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Kansas City Star, 19 Feb. 2026
The obvious question is whether those American-leaning titles split the vote of those members that are open to those themes and narratives.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 19 Feb. 2026
At the same time, various narratives about the scale and growth of H-1B visa holders in Texas have spread across social media and online, fueling controversy and confusion about a complicated and often misunderstood process.
—William Tong, Dallas Morning News, 18 Feb. 2026
Hong Kong sits at the forefront of fashion innovation, with its vibrant community of designers and creatives who are helping to redefine the industry with sustainability, creativity and rich cultural narratives.
—Fairchild Studio, Footwear News, 18 Feb. 2026
Sports narratives are terribly unfair.
—Frederick Dreier, Outside, 18 Feb. 2026
The supporting performances feel true to old money narratives.
—Ana Gutierrez, Austin American Statesman, 18 Feb. 2026
On the blind spots and biases of traditional travel narratives.
—Literary Hub, 18 Feb. 2026
Roldán said powerful people have to be favorable in public opinion to keep power, and making artists dependent on private funds allows the wealthy to push their narratives through art and influence opinion.
—Madeline King, Chicago Tribune, 5 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narratives
Noun
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Here are two more stories of the subterranean, one sinister and one salty.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
21 Feb. 2026
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Some clients said they were told to make up stories of abuse that became the crux of their lawsuit.—
Rebecca Ellis,
Los Angeles Times,
21 Feb. 2026
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While the story takes place in contemporary times, some of the characters have extraordinary gifts and tell tall tales of a world beyond the realm of most people.—
Murtada Elfadl,
Variety,
19 Feb. 2026
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Its accounts of outsize personalities, judges’ infighting, culturally insensitive photo shoots, manipulative producing, network executives betraying producers who in turn betrayed talent—all of this comes standard with tales from the annals of the entertainment industry.—
Judy Berman,
Time,
18 Feb. 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
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These are novellas that have existed for 30 years.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Feb. 2026
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However, the good news is that, according to Parker, his aim is for the series to follow Dunk and Egg down the long and winding road Martin has laid out for the entirety of their lives—both in his three existing novellas and an additional 12 outlines for still unpublished tales.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
23 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Load levels, temperatures, events, alarm histories, battery status and more are all monitored in real-time, and once any measured parameter strays outside of normal levels, the urgency of an onsite intervention can be quantified and acted upon.—
Big Think,
Big Think,
24 Feb. 2026
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Expect a follow-up column with more histories.—
Michael Barnes,
Austin American Statesman,
23 Feb. 2026
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The Chinese unicorns – DeepSeek, Minimax and Moonshot AI – created over 24,000 fraudulent accounts and trained their models using over 16 million exchanges with Claude, a process known as distillation, Anthropic alleged in a Monday blogpost.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
24 Feb. 2026
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But questions remain over which firms will stand up the accounts and how others will be able to roll them over to their own platforms.—
Eleanor Mueller,
semafor.com,
23 Feb. 2026
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Whitney Murphy was shot three times, including in the back of the head at point-blank range, according to court records that referenced her autopsy report.—
Kevin Fixler,
Idaho Statesman,
20 Feb. 2026
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Court records show the office has been operating in crisis mode, bringing in prosecutors from other states, asking judges to delay hearings, and trying to make some cases go away through dismissals and plea agreements.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
19 Feb. 2026
Noun
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Pittosporum tobira is available in both solid green and variegated (grayish-green and cream-colored foliage) versions.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
21 Feb. 2026
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While taller and larger than what is typically allowed by city code, the new versions would be similar in height and size to others already erected nearby, said Therese Egner, a member of the city’s planning services team.—
Marie Wilson,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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“Narratives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narratives. Accessed 26 Feb. 2026.
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