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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 narrates
Over a simple club beat and some brassy horns on the chorus, the rapper narrates a particularly wild night out, all while still maintaining his status as a force to be reckoned with in the music industry.
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Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 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
In addition to Hall, who narrates the show as Dexter, and Harris, the cast will include Uma Thurman, David Zayas, Jack Alcott, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Kadia Saraf, Dominic Fumusa, Emilia Suárez, James Remar, Harry Morgan and Peter Dinklage.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Goodman narrates her vivid stories alone, without interviews, field reporting, or other conventions of American documentary podcasting.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2025
The video shows the pair reading the book together, with the golden retriever displaying the utmost concentration as his owner narrates the story.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
One was 13-year-old Abdullah, who also narrates the film.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
Darian narrates the film, which generated a sizable audience for France 2.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Rossdale narrates his actions, giving explanations and tips, demonstrating an expert understanding of flavors, seasonings and techniques.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 13 Feb. 2025
Stephen Daw, Billboard, 13 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
In addition to Hall, who narrates the show as Dexter, and Harris, the cast will include Uma Thurman, David Zayas, Jack Alcott, Ntare Guma Mbaho Mwine, Kadia Saraf, Dominic Fumusa, Emilia Suárez, James Remar, Harry Morgan and Peter Dinklage.
—Esther Kang, People.com, 5 Mar. 2025
Goodman narrates her vivid stories alone, without interviews, field reporting, or other conventions of American documentary podcasting.
—Sarah Larson, The New Yorker, 4 Mar. 2025
The video shows the pair reading the book together, with the golden retriever displaying the utmost concentration as his owner narrates the story.
—Gordon G. Chang, Newsweek, 3 Mar. 2025
One was 13-year-old Abdullah, who also narrates the film.
—Fox News Staff, Fox News, 27 Feb. 2025
Darian narrates the film, which generated a sizable audience for France 2.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 24 Feb. 2025
Rossdale narrates his actions, giving explanations and tips, demonstrating an expert understanding of flavors, seasonings and techniques.
—Lily Moayeri, SPIN, 13 Feb. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrates
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The term which gained traction in the 2010s, describes artists whose seemingly overnight success appears manufactured rather than earned.—
Carly Lewis-Oduntan,
refinery29.com,
13 Mar. 2025
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Google’s post about this feature describes it as a way to help you tune hearing aids into audio broadcasts, but the technology has wider applications.—
Rob Pegoraro,
PCMAG,
13 Mar. 2025
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Jamie gives him a lethal stare and tells him to go away.—
Lincee Ray,
EW.com,
4 Jan. 2025
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Killers Of The Flower Moon A brilliant, heartbreaking true story, Killers of the Flower Moon tells the story of the Osage people and the greedy men who try to rob them of their wealth after oil is discovered on their tribal lands.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes,
4 Jan. 2025
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“Narrates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrates. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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