narration

noun

na-ˈrā-shən How to pronounce narration (audio)
Definition of narrationnext
as in story
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened a narration that vastly overstates her minor role in this international affair

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Recent Examples of narration The result is a groundbreaking experience, opening March 12, that draws on more than 1,000 photographs from throughout rock history, 200 videos, 1,300 Rolling Stone covers, the music of more than 300 artists, and narration delivered by Kevin Bacon. — Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Mar. 2025 Is Maria’s narration an internal monologue, or a confession — and if so, to whom? — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025 And while the studio version ends with a calm, quiet narration by actor Yeo Jin-goo, the Ruby Experience transformed the song’s outro into an energetic, live band version as Jennie celebrated the night with her dancers and a big bow to thank the audience. — Kristine Kwak, Rolling Stone, 7 Mar. 2025 Julia Whelan won Best Fiction Narrator for Kristin Hannah’s The Women and Justin Vivian Bond's narration of Cynthia Carr’s Candy Darling won Best Non-Fiction Narrator. — Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for narration
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narration
  1. story
  2. chronology
  3. history
  4. narrative
  5. account
  6. record
  7. version
Noun
  • Sponsors have no control over or input into the reporting or editing process and do not review stories before publication.
    — Austin Mock, New York Times, 1 Apr. 2025
  • Never miss a story — sign up for PEOPLE's free daily newsletter to stay up-to-date on the best of what PEOPLE has to offer​​, from celebrity news to compelling human interest stories.
    — Angel Saunders, People.com, 1 Apr. 2025
Definition of story
Noun
  • The committee has maintained a chronology of U.S. business cycles since its creation in 1978.
    — John Bacon, USA TODAY, 13 Mar. 2025
  • One of the most disorientating aspects of With Love, Meghan is its Christopher Nolan–esque approach to chronology.
    — Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Definition of chronology
Noun
  • The result was one of the most transformative kitchen appliances in history, not because of new technology but because someone recognized an everyday problem—slow, inefficient cooking—applied a seemingly unrelated observation, and created a solution.
    — Mark Nevins, Forbes, 24 Mar. 2025
  • The manager doesn’t give a rip about the organizational recent history, the fact that the team had spanned eight years without a winning season since the World Series.
    — Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of history
Noun
  • Those repackaged with new signage explaining the connection to slavery or oppression will have that signage removed and the original, false or incomplete narrative restored.
    — Jason D. Greenblatt, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Apr. 2025
  • In total, 198 titles will play at the festival from April 3-13 across a mix of narrative, documentary, feature and short film categories.
    — Abigail Lee, Variety, 2 Apr. 2025
Definition of narrative
Noun
  • Video of the moment was viewed more than 700,000 times on TCU’s official X account and millions of times total on social media.
    — Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 28 Mar. 2025
  • The deadline to submit expenses for some flexible spending accounts is quickly approaching.
    — James Powel, USA Today, 28 Mar. 2025
Definition of account
Noun
  • And while the child services agency may not have kept their records from that time, his department did.
    — Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN, 23 Mar. 2025
  • According to court records obtained by PEOPLE, Ehrlich is next due in court on April 28.
    — Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of record
Noun
  • There are several scenarios in which users might want this smaller, more portable version of the Starlink dish and router.
    — PCMAG, PCMAG, 23 Mar. 2025
  • To make the numbers work, Constantin created a new model for the production, shooting a feature film version of the story, titled Hagen, and the six-part TV series simultaneously.
    — Scott Roxborough, The Hollywood Reporter, 23 Mar. 2025
Definition of version

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