as in story
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
a narration that vastly overstates her minor role in this international affair
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Recent Examples of narration
While events such as these are the consequence of manmade activity and are not ideal, the narration doesn’t browbeat the audience but instead focuses on the potential positive outcomes – a new species emerging.
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Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
So, this film has a balance of concert footage, voiceover narration, interviews, and all of it's a dance.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
In the video, Harris' narration draws a contrast between herself and former President Donald Trump.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Perhaps that’s why Catherine’s second-person narration feels so critical.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
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Benny Har-Even, Forbes, 31 Oct. 2024
So, this film has a balance of concert footage, voiceover narration, interviews, and all of it's a dance.
—Maureen Lee Lenker, EW.com, 25 Oct. 2024
In the video, Harris' narration draws a contrast between herself and former President Donald Trump.
—Vanessa Etienne, People.com, 24 Oct. 2024
Perhaps that’s why Catherine’s second-person narration feels so critical.
—Ben Travers, IndieWire, 11 Oct. 2024
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One lesson for kindergartners about the Golden Rule, for example, centers on how Jesus taught the rule during his Sermon on the Mount, along with a story from the Jewish Torah.Democrat-Gazette staff from wire reports, arkansasonline.com, 23 Nov. 2024
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The later chronology, meanwhile, is sometimes blurred by the wearying cyclical repetition of addiction itself.Guy Lodge, Variety, 21 Nov. 2024
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This is compounded by the second big change: The chronology is simply abandoned entirely in the process.Erik Kain, Forbes, 13 Oct. 2024
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After all, in terms of reach, Christianity, Islam, and Hinduism have all been larger and longer-lasting than any state in history.Henry A. Kissinger, Foreign Affairs, 18 Nov. 2024
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The decision by Price’s office to file charges in Monk’s death came just days after a landslide election that saw Price become the first district attorney in the county’s history to be recalled from office.Jakob Rodgers, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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Instead, she’s celebrated as more of a mythic figure, the specifics of her arduous journeys on the Underground Railroad overlooked in favor of sweeping heroic narratives.Meilan Solly, Smithsonian Magazine, 27 Nov. 2024
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At the heart of the narrative is Srija’s relationship with her mother Valli, whose support proves crucial amid mounting societal pressures.Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 27 Nov. 2024
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Best Buy membership deals Anyone can create a free My Best Buy account and receive free shipping from BestBuy, no minimum purchase required.John Tufts, The Indianapolis Star, 21 Nov. 2024
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Its barely two hundred and fifty pages are not a biography of Sargent, or a definitive history of the Gilded Age or its trappings, or a definitive account of anything.Jackson Arn, The New Yorker, 21 Nov. 2024
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An attacker could use the times and phone numbers of calls—the records that AT&T lost in a massive data breach uncovered in July—for a variety of impersonation and spoofing attacks.Rob Pegoraro, PCMAG, 16 Nov. 2024
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Punter Lachlan Wilson’s 45.9-yard average is on pace to break the single-season program record.Jeff Faraudo, The Mercury News, 16 Nov. 2024
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However, a smaller, cruder version could be implemented in the coming years by a private company or rogue nation.Lara Williams, The Mercury News, 15 Nov. 2024
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Newsletter Sign up for our email newsletter for the latest science news Anyone following the rhetoric around artificial intelligence in recent years has heard one version or another of the claim that AI is inevitable.Nir Eisikovits, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
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“Narration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narration. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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