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
The fallout continues over the BBC’s airing of a documentary narrated by the son of a Hamas official.
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
James, written by author and professor Percival Everett and narrated by Dominic Hoffman took home the award for Best Literary Fiction & Classics, while There's Always This Year written and narrated by poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib took home Best Non-Fiction.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
The President’s Cake (Iraq, Qatar) by Hasan Hadi narrates the story of nine-year-old Lamia, who must use her wits to gather ingredients for the mandatory cake to celebrate President Saddam Hussein’s birthday.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Autio offers a collection of over 23,000 audio stories narrated by storytellers like Kevin Costner and John Lithgow.
—Jessica Kanzler, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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Lily Ford, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Mar. 2025
James, written by author and professor Percival Everett and narrated by Dominic Hoffman took home the award for Best Literary Fiction & Classics, while There's Always This Year written and narrated by poet and essayist Hanif Abdurraqib took home Best Non-Fiction.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
The President’s Cake (Iraq, Qatar) by Hasan Hadi narrates the story of nine-year-old Lamia, who must use her wits to gather ingredients for the mandatory cake to celebrate President Saddam Hussein’s birthday.
—Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Autio offers a collection of over 23,000 audio stories narrated by storytellers like Kevin Costner and John Lithgow.
—Jessica Kanzler, Miami Herald, 3 Mar. 2025
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The report describes increases in applications, not students, so can be skewed by students applying to a greater number of colleges.—
Scott White,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Asked to describe his game, Odeyingbo didn’t hesitate, needing just one word: relentless.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Mar. 2025
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Beth McGroarty, the research director at the Global Wellness Institute, tells CNBC Make It that the trend may be fueled by a human desire for tactile experiences rather than by nostalgia.—
Nicolas Vega,
CNBC,
15 Mar. 2025
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Rekha Sharma-Crawford, a partner at Sharma-Crawford Attorneys at Law who represents several individuals who were detained, told The Star that her team should have a disposition on the last person in custody soon.—
Taylor O’Connor,
Kansas City Star,
15 Mar. 2025
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Jennifer Wagner of the Center for Budget and Policy Priorities recounted for the subcommittee that one study of SNAP’s improper payments attributed half of them to state officials’ errors.—
Kevin R. Kosar,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
21 Mar. 2025
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Teachers recounted having students who were afraid to come to school.—
Emilia Otte,
Hartford Courant,
20 Mar. 2025
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Featuring interviews with key U.S. government figures, including the CIA, the series chronicles the decade-long mission to capture one of the world’s most infamous terrorists.—
Monica Mercuri,
Forbes,
11 Mar. 2025
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Their new album, out March 21, is described as a celebration of their relationship and will chronicle the entirety of their story.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
11 Mar. 2025
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The keepers of the winter count are charged not only with recording new events but with relating the community’s history by translating the symbolized events to an oral performance.—
Christopher T. Green,
Artforum,
1 Mar. 2025
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During the sketch, Thompson called out the fact that Darius and Murphy's Morgan, who wore a shimmery red jacket and a comically large gold medallion, seemed like they might be related.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
People.com,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Narrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrate. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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