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
President Jimmy Carter posthumously won his fourth Grammy for best audiobook narration at the 2025 Grammy Awards on Sunday.
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Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
Soderbergh’s posthumous tribute to Spalding Gray, made six years after his death, is another Soderbergh experiment, a documentary that has no narration or interviews.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
But Griffith’s narration puts all the absurd scenes into context, her iconic, flirty and feminine voice gently guiding us through the film’s theatrical beats.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
O’Shaughnessy herself provides some of the film’s voiceover narration, as does Ride, by way of old interviews re-contextualized in service to the relatively standard approach to telling a full life story.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
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Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 2 Feb. 2025
Soderbergh’s posthumous tribute to Spalding Gray, made six years after his death, is another Soderbergh experiment, a documentary that has no narration or interviews.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 24 Jan. 2025
But Griffith’s narration puts all the absurd scenes into context, her iconic, flirty and feminine voice gently guiding us through the film’s theatrical beats.
—Jourdain Searles, The Hollywood Reporter, 31 Jan. 2025
O’Shaughnessy herself provides some of the film’s voiceover narration, as does Ride, by way of old interviews re-contextualized in service to the relatively standard approach to telling a full life story.
—Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 28 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narration
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This story was originally published February 9, 2025 at 8:21 PM.—
Chadd Cripe,
Idaho Statesman,
11 Feb. 2025
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Today’s top stories (National Institutes of Health) California joins the legal fight to stop National Institutes of Health cuts A judge blocked the Trump administration from making billions of dollars in NIH funding cuts hours after California and 21 other Democratic-run states sued.—
Ryan Fonseca,
Los Angeles Times,
11 Feb. 2025
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French media chronology remains a hot button topic as global streamers have shaken up the landscape since their entry into the country.—
Diana Lodderhose,
Deadline,
11 Feb. 2025
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The archive will also include artifacts, a chronology of Indigenous enslavement and oral histories collected from descendants like Leyva.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA TODAY,
6 Feb. 2025
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For the first time in its more than 50-year history, Southwest Airlines is facing significant layoffs.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
18 Feb. 2025
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According to Weinstein's lawsuit, the film producer's brother and business partners had a history of misusing company funds, including the 2016 loan from AI International.—
Edward Segarra,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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For most of human history, music and narrative have been experienced — chiefly — in communal contexts.—
Jed Brewer,
Rolling Stone,
11 Feb. 2025
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During the production of the film, my schizophrenic uncle died, and this directly influenced the film’s narrative and its whole development.—
Georg Szalai,
The Hollywood Reporter,
11 Feb. 2025
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Log in or create an account FREE of charge to continue reading.—
Brady Knox,
Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government,
8 Feb. 2025
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Members of Musk's department, who have not received security clearance, have been given access to the Treasury's payment and collections system, which contains the Social Security numbers and bank accounts of millions of Americans.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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The Lakers are currently in fifth place in the Western Conference standings, with a record of 32-20 for the year.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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Adrien Brody, 51, is the only actor under 30 to have won the Academy Award in the actor in leading role category, a record he's maintained for over 20 years.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA TODAY,
16 Feb. 2025
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Doing so literally means signing his life away, as Mickey 1 (the OG version of his character) agrees to have his body scanned and his memories archived, so he can be replicated — and recycled — ad infinitum, every time an unlucky copy hits a snag.—
Peter Debruge,
Variety,
15 Feb. 2025
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Gift this set from Lego’s architecture collection to someone who’d appreciate owning mini versions of famous landmarks.—
Kelsey Fredricks,
People.com,
15 Feb. 2025
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“Narration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narration. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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