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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
Launched within JioHotstar with more than 100 original titles, Tadka features vertical, episodic stories ranging from 30 to 60 seconds, designed for mobile-first consumption with narratives rooted in everyday emotions, relationships and contemporary Indian culture.
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Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 June 2026
Instead, Michals paired together multiple photographs—sometimes five or six to as many as nine—that unfolded like short narratives.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 June 2026
Bebe Rexha And The Intuition Of Pop Bebe Rexha isn’t reintroducing herself so much as circling back to the instincts that existed before chart positions, label systems, and industry narratives ever shaped the frame around her.
—Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Eight months later, however, two competing narratives have emerged.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Its Acadian, Creole and maritime narratives reveal how global conflicts and local landscapes shaped the Gulf South.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
And so that was funny to watch everybody spin narratives on it.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Back in markets, Bitcoin is bruised – on pace for its worst week since February amid a record streak of bitcoin ETF outflows as the crypto market breaks from its dominant narratives.
—Katie Foley, CNBC, 5 June 2026
These range from narratives on the current status of Crimea and justifications for the war in Ukraine to the history of NATO and justification for Russia’s annexation of Baltic states during World War II.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 11 June 2026
Instead, Michals paired together multiple photographs—sometimes five or six to as many as nine—that unfolded like short narratives.
—Maximilíano Durón, ARTnews.com, 11 June 2026
Bebe Rexha And The Intuition Of Pop Bebe Rexha isn’t reintroducing herself so much as circling back to the instincts that existed before chart positions, label systems, and industry narratives ever shaped the frame around her.
—Desjah Altvater, Forbes.com, 11 June 2026
Eight months later, however, two competing narratives have emerged.
—Jasmin Malik Chua, Footwear News, 11 June 2026
Its Acadian, Creole and maritime narratives reveal how global conflicts and local landscapes shaped the Gulf South.
—Usa Today Network, USA Today, 10 June 2026
And so that was funny to watch everybody spin narratives on it.
—Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 10 June 2026
Back in markets, Bitcoin is bruised – on pace for its worst week since February amid a record streak of bitcoin ETF outflows as the crypto market breaks from its dominant narratives.
—Katie Foley, CNBC, 5 June 2026
These range from narratives on the current status of Crimea and justifications for the war in Ukraine to the history of NATO and justification for Russia’s annexation of Baltic states during World War II.
—Kyle Orland, ArsTechnica, 4 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narratives
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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,
10 Dec. 2025
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The streamer, owned by Reliance Industries and backed by Disney, will introduce regional-first formats, and new stories and creative voices, while develoing writing labs, mentorship programs and skill-building workshops.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
9 Dec. 2025
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The first book was published the same year as Serial debuted, kicking off our burgeoning obsession with true crime and our tendency to romanticize the male perpetrators while often homogenizing their overwhelmingly female victims into cautionary tales.—
Scarlett Harris,
Time,
11 June 2026
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Set in Mexico in the late 1800s, the story centers on Francisca, a gifted writer of dark tales and fantastical characters.—
Carole Horst,
Variety,
11 June 2026
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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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The Southern Sinagua people, hardy folk who lived in the area from about 1150 to around 1400, drew them to mark major happenings in their world, keep chronologies of celestial events or map out favorite Verde River hotspots.—
Arizona Republic,
AZCentral.com,
23 Dec. 2025
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These invasion fictions took a range of forms, from short stories and pamphlets to novellas and full-length novels, and proliferated especially in the late-Victorian and Edwardian period leading up to World War I, which brought the subgenre’s brief flourishing to an end.—
Ivan Kreilkamp,
JSTOR Daily,
10 June 2026
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This pair of novellas is about a middle-aged woman, the heroine’s sister, who comes to Tokyo intent on obtaining breast implants and a protagonist contemplating artificial insemination in a culture that doubts the procedure’s morality.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 Apr. 2026
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The original carriage house and stables were split off during this midcentury era, later carving out their own Hollywood histories.—
Abby Montanez,
Robb Report,
15 June 2026
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Different assumptions about issues like this could produce different evolutionary histories.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
11 June 2026
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High-profile criminal cases in the Sacramento area involved evidence showing young people using their social media accounts, such as Snapchat, to sell or find fentanyl to buy.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
16 June 2026
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Across California, billions of dollars sit in unclaimed property accounts, from uncashed checks and dormant bank accounts to insurance payments and other financial assets.—
Brad Hamilton,
CBS News,
16 June 2026
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California public records request Willows officials on March 18 initiated a mediation request regarding the law enforcement services contract with the Sheriff’s Office.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Evidence shows planned meeting Prosecutors say cell phone geolocation and call records showed Campbell left his home in Anson and drove about 30 minutes to an Abilene hotel to meet the minors.—
Doug Myers,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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Others are searching for dupes or DIYing their own versions of the bear cup.—
Marina Johnson,
Louisville Courier Journal,
9 Dec. 2025
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Unlicensed versions of Fe Noel pieces, including the brand’s iconic Wilted Sleeve Robe, are spreading across platforms like Ali Express, Shein, and more.—
Mecca Pryor,
Essence,
9 Dec. 2025
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“Narratives.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narratives. Accessed 18 Jun. 2026.
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