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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
Peete’s upcoming event is designed to challenge that narrative and put Fort Worth creators on the map.
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025
Their search for those grandchildren, and everything that the search unravelled, is the subject of the book, which for the first time brings the plight of these women into an English-language nonfiction narrative.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 31 July 2025
But Rambling’s own insiders point out a few issues with that narrative.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
Vance, who was in Ohio touring a steel plant Monday, leaned into the out-of-control crime narrative when asked about the fight in Cincinnati.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
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Tiffani Jackson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2025
Their search for those grandchildren, and everything that the search unravelled, is the subject of the book, which for the first time brings the plight of these women into an English-language nonfiction narrative.
—Graciela Mochkofsky, New Yorker, 31 July 2025
But Rambling’s own insiders point out a few issues with that narrative.
—Benjamin Svetkey, HollywoodReporter, 30 July 2025
Vance, who was in Ohio touring a steel plant Monday, leaned into the out-of-control crime narrative when asked about the fight in Cincinnati.
—Dan Horn, The Enquirer, 30 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrative
Noun
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Little Dream's cake also featured some butterfly detailing, as seen on Khloé's story.—
Jen Juneau,
People.com,
29 July 2025
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His story hit just as Pastel QAnon — a softer, Instagram-friendly offshoot of the movement — was flourishing.—
Kevin Dolak,
HollywoodReporter,
15 July 2025
Noun
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The Coldplay public humiliation is a cautionary tale of atrophied American privacy.—
The Editorial Board,
Chicago Tribune,
18 July 2025
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That tale is just one of many in the story that don’t show Joel in an especially flattering light.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
18 July 2025
Noun
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Indeed, the narrator’s desire for proximity to her mother forms the connective tissue stitching together the chronology of her childhood.—
Rachel Vorona Cote,
The Atlantic,
15 July 2025
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One of my biggest criticisms of HBO’s adaptation of The Last Of Us Part II, which is being adapted into multiple seasons of TV, is the way the show bungled the chronology.—
Erik Kain,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
Noun
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Each of the first four novels tells the love story of a hockey player, with the fifth being a novella collection of all four couples.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
25 July 2025
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Unsettling and lovely at once, this horror novella is a razor-sharp and bewitching fairytale about discovering the darkness in the world, as well as the darkness within oneself.—
Kalie Cassidy
July 25,
Literary Hub,
25 July 2025
Noun
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Antonia Drew Norton, founder and executive director of Asha Family Services, said the child's homicide was directly tied to the family's history of domestic violence and abuse, as documented in public records.—
Ashley Luthern,
jsonline.com,
24 July 2025
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The 35 runs were tied for the second-most coming out of the break in team history, two shy of the franchise record of 37 by the 1977 club.—
LaMond Pope,
Chicago Tribune,
23 July 2025
Noun
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This involves directing them to a link to download remote software, open bank accounts, and then advising them that someone will be in touch from the bank fraud department.—
Davey Winder,
Forbes.com,
26 July 2025
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Start up a new sportsbook account with the bet365 bonus code WEEK365 and choose between $150 in bonus bets or a $1,000 first bet safety net.—
Tyler Everett,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 July 2025
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The narration is shared by three specific girls; each one is drawn fully, complete with passions, flaws, dreams, and regrets.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
29 July 2025
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Writers like Woolf, Joyce, and Ellison moved from omniscient authority to fragmented or first-person narration, challenging the morality tales that were expressed after enduring the western Victorian era.—
Matthew Clark Davison,
Literary Hub,
25 July 2025
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Gannett sold its north Phoenix printing facility for $38 million in August 2023, according to Maricopa County records.—
Russ Wiles,
AZCentral.com,
23 July 2025
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Guinness says the world’s fastest mobility scooter record is currently held by a four-wheel contraption that went 112 mph.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
22 July 2025
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“Narrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrative. Accessed 5 Aug. 2025.
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