as in to describe
to give an oral or written account of in some detail
got a CD of the best-selling children's story that happened to be narrated by the author herself
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Recent Examples of narrate
Among that group was Agnieszka Holland’s latest film, Franz, a co-production of the Czech Republic, Germany, and Poland that narrates the life of the writer Franz Kafka from his birth to his death.
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 July 2025
Libidinal hip-hop has vanished from the charts, now the province of artists who narrate their mental health struggles rather than their superhuman urges or tastes.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Dexter narrating his inner thoughts has been an aspect of the show from the beginning, and it’s functioned as the series’s most straightforward attempt at humor.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Perhaps this is a limitation of personal writing, which narrates from the retrospective perch of self-knowledge, whereas fiction and poetry grant the writer a wider berth to suspend herself (and her characters) in inquiry.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
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Zac Ntim, Deadline, 29 July 2025
Libidinal hip-hop has vanished from the charts, now the province of artists who narrate their mental health struggles rather than their superhuman urges or tastes.
—Armin Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 25 July 2025
Dexter narrating his inner thoughts has been an aspect of the show from the beginning, and it’s functioned as the series’s most straightforward attempt at humor.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 25 July 2025
Perhaps this is a limitation of personal writing, which narrates from the retrospective perch of self-knowledge, whereas fiction and poetry grant the writer a wider berth to suspend herself (and her characters) in inquiry.
—Terry Nguyen
july 23, Literary Hub, 23 July 2025
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At least part of their testimony involved describing victim accounts that were later shared by the victims themselves at Maxwell's public trial, according to the Justice Department.—
Aysha Bagchi,
USA Today,
5 Aug. 2025
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Although the association could not immediately provide data proving a direct link between the political shifts and capital flight to South Florida, several analysts described it as a long‑standing, common‑sense trend.—
Miami Herald,
Miami Herald,
5 Aug. 2025
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The reason for the lower top-of-the-range in the new guidance is due mainly to economic uncertainties, a spokesperson told WWD in an statement.—
Cathrin Schaer,
Footwear News,
6 Aug. 2025
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The morning after the Walt Disney Co. and the NFL formally announced their blockbuster equity-for-assets swap, Bob Iger told investors the deal may well be the biggest thing to hit ESPN in nearly 40 years.—
Anthony Crupi,
Sportico.com,
6 Aug. 2025
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Speaking to reporters at the White House on Monday, Trump recounted the agreement with Nvidia.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Aug. 2025
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The tale was recounted in last year’s Netflix documentary Apollo 13: Survival.—
Greg Evans,
Deadline,
8 Aug. 2025
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Loktev’s film chronicles the Russian government’s systematic crackdown on journalists in late 2021 and early 2022 as Vladimir Putin plots his invasion of Ukraine.—
Tim Grierson,
Rolling Stone,
13 Aug. 2025
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The film will chronicle the critical hours following news of her passing, examining key decisions by the royal household, newsrooms, and Tony Blair’s government.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
12 Aug. 2025
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All of this is related in the film’s mesmerizing Grimm-like opening.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
15 Aug. 2025
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In a statement, a lawyer for Ortiz said his client’s guilty plea was highly tailored, relating only to his transactions with Pérez in the context of concert performances.—
Nancy Dillon,
Rolling Stone,
15 Aug. 2025
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“Narrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrate. Accessed 19 Aug. 2025.
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