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
One of the biggest challenges in narrating Mirikitani’s career is that the majority of his collages are untitled and his works are difficult to date because of his displacement and transpacific migration.
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Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
After his challenge attempt, Probst jumped right back into hosting duties, narrating as Joe earned the immunity necklace.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
An official narrating the video asserted that a growing number of Haitians were returning to their communities after police cleared them of gangs.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Talking loudly during pre-shows, filming with flash on dark rides, or narrating attractions for your group can pull others out of the moment.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
It is structured around the seven trumpets of in the book of Revelation, with each one narrating a biblical judgment before giving way to the next song.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
The original Malcolm in the Middle, in the early 2000s, starred Frankie Muniz as the analytical, neurotic protagonist narrating his family’s daily misadventures.
—Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 8 Apr. 2026
The video, posted by the espnW account, captured the now-viral moment from a San Francisco Giants game on April 4, and the broadcast announcers could not stop narrating her every move.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Chosen for its unique perspective in narrating the relationship between body and land, Sridhar Balasubramaniyam is the recipient of this year’s CPW prize dedicated to emerging photographers.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2026
Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 24 Apr. 2026
After his challenge attempt, Probst jumped right back into hosting duties, narrating as Joe earned the immunity necklace.
—Stephanie Petit, PEOPLE, 23 Apr. 2026
An official narrating the video asserted that a growing number of Haitians were returning to their communities after police cleared them of gangs.
—ABC News, 23 Apr. 2026
Talking loudly during pre-shows, filming with flash on dark rides, or narrating attractions for your group can pull others out of the moment.
—Jacqueline Dole, Travel + Leisure, 17 Apr. 2026
It is structured around the seven trumpets of in the book of Revelation, with each one narrating a biblical judgment before giving way to the next song.
—Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 17 Apr. 2026
The original Malcolm in the Middle, in the early 2000s, starred Frankie Muniz as the analytical, neurotic protagonist narrating his family’s daily misadventures.
—Allison McClain Merrill, Parents, 8 Apr. 2026
The video, posted by the espnW account, captured the now-viral moment from a San Francisco Giants game on April 4, and the broadcast announcers could not stop narrating her every move.
—Samantha Agate, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 6 Apr. 2026
Chosen for its unique perspective in narrating the relationship between body and land, Sridhar Balasubramaniyam is the recipient of this year’s CPW prize dedicated to emerging photographers.
—Photovogue, Vogue, 30 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrating
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When describing his overall plan for ELL and emergent bilingual learning after staff cuts, Licata said those resources are not being spent in the right directions for students.—
Samuel O’Neal
Updated April 29,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
29 Apr. 2026
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What the note was describing lay outside the perimeter.—
Harmeet Kaur,
CNN Money,
29 Apr. 2026
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Like Flores and Natal, Kaik found that the company, York Service & Towing, would only take cash, telling her that sometimes, people would pay with a credit card then cancel the card before payment went through.—
Ginny Monk,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
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Shortly after telling her to contact security, Alvarez arrived upstairs.—
Alex Gurley,
PEOPLE,
28 Apr. 2026
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But the selection was appealingly unexpected from a down-the-middle country star like Johnson, who spent much of the rest of his set recounting his long music-industry come-up and urging folks to see past their differences in the name of unity.—
Mikael Wood,
Los Angeles Times,
25 Apr. 2026
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This is an interesting piece from Wired reporter Will Knight, who describes firsthand how advanced AI models are becoming alarmingly effective at social engineering, recounting a highly personalized phishing attempt generated entirely by the open-source model DeepSeek-V3.—
Sharon Goldman,
Fortune,
23 Apr. 2026
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Fresh flowers and a selection of colorful coffee table books chronicling New York City’s art scene provide a warm touch.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
24 Apr. 2026
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In mid-April, the New York Times ran a lengthy profile of children’s book author and pilot Sánchez Bezos, chronicling how the once-nebbishy Jeff Bezos has changed in the euphoria of their relationship.—
Matt Donnelly,
Variety,
23 Apr. 2026
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Some of them are old systems of knowledge, ways of relating the body to fertility, death, and survival.—
George Nelson,
ARTnews.com,
20 Apr. 2026
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The Pisces new moon creates opportunities for fulfillment through relating.—
USA TODAY,
USA Today,
18 Mar. 2026
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“Narrating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrating. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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