as in to describe
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 narrate
Emmy, Oscar, and Tony winner Shirley Booth had her final role as Mrs. Claus in the original film; the character also narrates the feature.
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024
The cosmopolitan Dawson often traveled around Africa to work on cases, but where is his home base?
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From 2007 to 2016, Tana French wrote six police-procedural novels narrated by different detectives working in a European city.
—J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Diop departs from the strict orthodoxy of documentary film by imbuing the artifacts with human voice, narrated by five different actors.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Willams produces and narrates the film and seems to have given the screenwriters Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole and Gracey the go-ahead to rip him to shreds.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 24 Dec. 2024
The cosmopolitan Dawson often traveled around Africa to work on cases, but where is his home base?
4 of 5
From 2007 to 2016, Tana French wrote six police-procedural novels narrated by different detectives working in a European city.
—J. D. Biersdorfer, New York Times, 6 Jan. 2025
Diop departs from the strict orthodoxy of documentary film by imbuing the artifacts with human voice, narrated by five different actors.
—Matthew Carey, Deadline, 29 Dec. 2024
Willams produces and narrates the film and seems to have given the screenwriters Simon Gleeson, Oliver Cole and Gracey the go-ahead to rip him to shreds.
—Amy Nicholson, Los Angeles Times, 24 Dec. 2024
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But the company is also standing behind its decision to roll out the app this week, basically describing it as a rough patch that will, in theory, lead to a much better experience for everyone down the line.—
Chris Welch,
The Verge,
13 Jan. 2025
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Leaders of the Oath Keepers and the Proud Boys extremist groups were convicted of seditious conspiracy for what prosecutors described as plots to use violence to stop the peaceful transfer of power from Trump, the Republican incumbent, to Biden.—
DEMOCRAT-GAZETTE STAFF FROM WIRE REPORTS,
arkansasonline.com,
13 Jan. 2025
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Plus, Blue Origin is selling launches at a price per satellite that’s significantly better than SpaceX, a former employee told Forbes.—
Danielle Chemtob,
Forbes,
14 Jan. 2025
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Trump attempted one last time to get a judge to block the report but was unsuccessful, NPR's Carrie Johnson tells Up First.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
14 Jan. 2025
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During an April 2014 interview with The Telegraph, Cameron recounted learning everyday skills at an early age.—
Ilana Frost,
People.com,
19 Jan. 2025
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Pence recounted the day in his memoir, So Help Me God.—
David Faris,
Newsweek,
18 Jan. 2025
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This Week The doc will chronicle the nine years from 1981 during which Allen secretly trained Diana as a dancer.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
22 Jan. 2025
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At his funeral service, members of his fraternity honored Grant with a special tribute and a video that chronicled much of his life.—
Samantha Moilanen,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Jan. 2025
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Sources with knowledge of the investigation told The Times officials were aware of the earlier fire and its general proximity to the starting point of the Palisades fire, and looking into whether they are related.—
Kevin Rector,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Jan. 2025
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In 2021 and 2022, there were 50 and 55 crashes, respectively, that were alcohol related, according to city data.—
Hannah Fry,
Los Angeles Times,
31 Dec. 2024
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