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as in story
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 tale
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 narrative
Yet, Manhattan Institute authors use older findings to push their narrative, ignoring the global, flawed data.
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Taylor Millard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
There will be a narrative, at least nationally, that this Drake season, or even this Drake upset (technically), came out of nowhere.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Its occupant holds huge sway in shaping the global sporting landscape and narrative, wields extraordinary political clout, and presides over a multi-billion-dollar budget.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
The first, fatal shot to Lopez’s head appears to have been fired by Ortiz, based on the video and the narrative by prosecutors in the March 3 filing.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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Taylor Millard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
There will be a narrative, at least nationally, that this Drake season, or even this Drake upset (technically), came out of nowhere.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Its occupant holds huge sway in shaping the global sporting landscape and narrative, wields extraordinary political clout, and presides over a multi-billion-dollar budget.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
The first, fatal shot to Lopez’s head appears to have been fired by Ortiz, based on the video and the narrative by prosecutors in the March 3 filing.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrative
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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
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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
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Stanley tries to dig up the truth in this inventive and darkly humorous tale of crime and punishment—and redemption.—
Ashlee Conour,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 2025
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From casting backlash and political dustups to a lingering conversation of how to portray the tale's dwarfs in 2025, here's a timeline detailing the Snow White live-action remake's controversies.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The committee has maintained a chronology of U.S. business cycles since its creation in 1978.—
John Bacon,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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One of the most disorientating aspects of With Love, Meghan is its Christopher Nolan–esque approach to chronology.—
Fran Hoepfner,
Vulture,
7 Mar. 2025
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The novella draws inspiration from all-time classic Bringing Up Baby, which puts paleontologist David Huxley (Cary Grant) in the path of wacky heiress Susan Vance (Katharine Hepburn) and her pet leopard, Baby.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The 2022 pact added 12 more titles: Coben’s signature 11-book Myron Bolitar series as well as the stand-alone 2021 novella Win, for an adaptation as an ongoing, U.S.-based series.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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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
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The ugly ending to their relationship doesn’t change the fact that Butler established himself as one of the greatest players in Heat history despite never winning an NBA championship during his time in Miami.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
23 Mar. 2025
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By many accounts, Planned Parenthood is an incurably sick beast whose time is nearing its end.—
Erik Baptist,
National Review,
28 Mar. 2025
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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
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The story is told nonlinearly and with a larger narrative framing device in which De Niro as an elderly Costello delivers a documentary-style talking head interview to an unseen interviewer, which serves as the voice-over narration for the film.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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The exhibit features a 360-degree theater with vibrant photos, videos and animations, as well as narration by actor Kevin Bacon. More than 300 artists are featured in the exhibit, including Taylor Swift, who appears nine times.—
Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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According to court records obtained by PEOPLE, Ehrlich is next due in court on April 28.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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And while the child services agency may not have kept their records from that time, his department did.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Narrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrative. Accessed 3 Apr. 2025.
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