as in describing
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 narrating
Her transparent online presence, narrating the brand's journey, built a strong community.
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Gustaf Lundberg Toresson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The milestone later captured attention on TikTok, where viewers watched Emiliana make the trip while wearing a camera and narrating her adventure along the way.
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Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Speaking of doing what God put you on the earth to do, Liev Schreiber is on the ballot for narrating a sports documentary, the HBO Max bowling series Born to Bowl.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
Morgan Freeman has spent decades acting in or narrating some very memorable stories.
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Spin Staff,
SPIN,
19 June 2026
That's because Nechirvan Zebari's son and two daughters -- Malek, Aya and Mimi -- have taken to narrating his social media video clips, leading them to go viral with millions of views.
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ABC News,
17 June 2026
Oldenburg is one of Telemundo Deportes’ broadcasters and is no stranger to narrating reality TV competitions as the host of Exatlón Estados Unidos.
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Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
15 June 2026
Yet Soboroff has been narrating his journey, story by story, via a host of platforms for years, some of them decidedly non-traditional.
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Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
12 June 2026
At 90, Andrews continues to work, narrating Netflix romance Bridgerton as the voice of Lady Whistledown.
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Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Gustaf Lundberg Toresson,
Forbes.com,
30 June 2026
The milestone later captured attention on TikTok, where viewers watched Emiliana make the trip while wearing a camera and narrating her adventure along the way.
—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
23 June 2026
Speaking of doing what God put you on the earth to do, Liev Schreiber is on the ballot for narrating a sports documentary, the HBO Max bowling series Born to Bowl.
—
Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
Morgan Freeman has spent decades acting in or narrating some very memorable stories.
—
Spin Staff,
SPIN,
19 June 2026
That's because Nechirvan Zebari's son and two daughters -- Malek, Aya and Mimi -- have taken to narrating his social media video clips, leading them to go viral with millions of views.
—
ABC News,
17 June 2026
Oldenburg is one of Telemundo Deportes’ broadcasters and is no stranger to narrating reality TV competitions as the host of Exatlón Estados Unidos.
—
Armando Tinoco,
Deadline,
15 June 2026
Yet Soboroff has been narrating his journey, story by story, via a host of platforms for years, some of them decidedly non-traditional.
—
Brian Steinberg,
Variety,
12 June 2026
At 90, Andrews continues to work, narrating Netflix romance Bridgerton as the voice of Lady Whistledown.
—
Bailey Bujnosek,
InStyle,
6 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrating
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Scientists think this macromolecular (meaning large) complex carbon, could hold evidence that ancient microbial life once existed in the same sedimentary material, according to one new paper describing these observations.
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Crane offered a similar read, describing the collection as both new and familiar — the kind of pieces that could believably have been thrifted from a Venice Beach shop, even as fabrications like Terry and slub cotton give them a softer, more contemporary hand.
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Direct prompt injection happens when a user types instructions that override a system prompt, the familiar pattern of telling a chatbot to ignore previous instructions.
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That includes not even telling guests the full information about the wedding, with people invited reportedly instructed to arrive in New York, without being given details about when and where the wedding will be.
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While recounting the slow death of her relationship, Rodrigo doesn’t shy away from the gross, the embarrassing or the vulnerable.
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As the narrator of the first two seasons of Interview With the Vampire, Louis was soft-spoken, introspective, and riddled with guilt when recounting the damage from his centuries-long relationship with Lestat de Lioncourt (Sam Reid).
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On June 23, the Legally Blonde star, 50, broke out her Elle Woods best for the premiere of Elle, a brand-new series chronicling her famous character’s life before her time at Harvard Law.
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Paramount+ is chronicling the Texas Tech football team’s offseason in a new, upcoming docuseries.
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So, remember, by finding weeds, noting their location, relating them to a condition, and choosing corrective actions based on that condition, gardeners can begin to form maintenance diagnoses for their gardens through weeds.
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The young players seem to like how Harbaugh is teaching and relating, too.
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“Narrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrating. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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