Synonyms of narration
Examples of narration in a Sentence
The novel uses first-person narration.
They got a famous actor to do the narration for the documentary.
an actor who does narrations for documentaries
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Fennell has also dropped the elaborate framing devices that make Brontë’s book, among other things, a feast of unreliable narration.
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The narration made a scaffold in the story.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Treefort’s parallel venture StoryRabbit — a mobile audio app using AI-powered storytelling and human narration to turn the world around you into bite-sized, location-aware audio stories — won the 2025 Webby for Most Innovative + Experimental App.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
The video accompanying the princess’s narration is from a visit last year to the London hospital where she was treated.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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Justin Chang, New Yorker, 9 Feb. 2026
The narration made a scaffold in the story.
—Brittany Allen, Literary Hub, 9 Feb. 2026
Treefort’s parallel venture StoryRabbit — a mobile audio app using AI-powered storytelling and human narration to turn the world around you into bite-sized, location-aware audio stories — won the 2025 Webby for Most Innovative + Experimental App.
—Matt Grobar, Deadline, 5 Feb. 2026
The video accompanying the princess’s narration is from a visit last year to the London hospital where she was treated.
—Lauren Said-Moorhouse, CNN Money, 4 Feb. 2026
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“Narration.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/narration. Accessed 16 Feb. 2026.
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narration
noun
nar·ra·tion
na-ˈrā-shən 
nə-
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: the act or process or an instance of telling a story
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