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
As the rational and oft-flabbergasted physician who narrates Sir Arthur Conan Doyle’s stories, Watson is the looking glass into Holmes’s intellectual superpowers.
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The broadcast then cut to a pre-taped message by former Queen of Daytime, Oprah Winfrey, who congratulated O’Donnell on her tenure, then narrated highlight reel featuring interviews with everyone from Pope Francis to Dolly Parton.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 23 Jan. 2025
Unlike Streisand, John didn’t narrate his own memoir (Farewell Yellow Brick Road).
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2025
Brier narrates the audiobook, which features cameos from the likes of Danielle Brooks, Nicola Coughlan, Anthony Ramos, Rachel Dratch, Rachel Zegler, and Lukas Gage.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
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Rory Doherty, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
The broadcast then cut to a pre-taped message by former Queen of Daytime, Oprah Winfrey, who congratulated O’Donnell on her tenure, then narrated highlight reel featuring interviews with everyone from Pope Francis to Dolly Parton.
—Ryan Schwartz, TVLine, 23 Jan. 2025
Unlike Streisand, John didn’t narrate his own memoir (Farewell Yellow Brick Road).
—Paul Grein, Billboard, 22 Jan. 2025
Brier narrates the audiobook, which features cameos from the likes of Danielle Brooks, Nicola Coughlan, Anthony Ramos, Rachel Dratch, Rachel Zegler, and Lukas Gage.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 29 Jan. 2025
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Those terms, to a large degree, describe Mark Williams.—
Jovan Buha,
The Athletic,
6 Feb. 2025
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Neal Bluestein, Boca Raton Shameful mass deportations The new administration’s brutal deportation plan is appalling and heartbreaking in too many ways to describe.—
Steve Bousquet,
Sun Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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King, who’s been selling appliances at Abt Electronics in Glenview for about 21 years, was seeking guidance about what to tell customers worried about tariffs.—
Lizzie Kane,
Chicago Tribune,
7 Feb. 2025
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This year’s discussion will concentrate on bringing out the stories of our community told by our neighbors, friends and families.—
Sam Ouk,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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From the Super Bowl in New Orleans, former Bears cornerback Charles Tillman recounted the handwritten letter McCaskey sent him in the late 2000s as his infant daughter, Tiana, prepared for a heart transplant.—
Dan Wiederer,
Chicago Tribune,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Trom’s family story, along with the story of how factory farms have reshaped US agriculture, are recounted in Trom Eayrs’s compelling new book, Dodge County, Incorporated: Big Ag and the Undoing of Rural America.—
Kenny Torrella,
Vox,
7 Feb. 2025
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Season 1 and 2 chronicled Kitty’s time at the Korean Independent School of Seoul during the two semesters of her junior year of high school.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
14 Feb. 2025
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Sotomayor's first publication, the memoir My Beloved World chronicling her childhood, education and life through 1992, when she was confirmed for the U.S. District Court for the Southern District of New York, was released by Alfred A. Knopf in 2013.—
Stacy Lambe,
People.com,
13 Feb. 2025
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Jennifer is a senior writer at Ars Technica with a particular focus on where science meets culture, covering everything from physics and related interdisciplinary topics to her favorite films and TV series.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
Ars Technica,
4 Feb. 2025
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There will be new storylines in Season 3 that don’t relate at all to anything in Season 2.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
24 Jan. 2025
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“Narrate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrate. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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