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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Additionally, listed as a series regular is Julie Andrews as Lady Whistledown, despite the fact that Penelope revealed herself to society as the secret gossip columnist in Season 3, with Coughlan taking over the narration from Andrews at the end of the finale.
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Vandalism and lechery are among the milder affronts that occur on Winifred’s watch, and her narration, though sombre, sparkles.
—The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
What: The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey present the story of African-American dance through a multimedia program combining live performances with pictures and narration.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
The ability to generate narration or dubs in other languages is potentially huge for independent creators who want to reach a global audience.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
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Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 14 Feb. 2025
Vandalism and lechery are among the milder affronts that occur on Winifred’s watch, and her narration, though sombre, sparkles.
—The New Yorker, 24 Feb. 2025
What: The Kansas City Friends of Alvin Ailey present the story of African-American dance through a multimedia program combining live performances with pictures and narration.
—Dan Kelly, Kansas City Star, 14 Feb. 2025
The ability to generate narration or dubs in other languages is potentially huge for independent creators who want to reach a global audience.
—Chris O'Falt, IndieWire, 13 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narration
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Chris Malone Mendez,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Test your knowledge of the major stories driving the news this week with the Fox News Digital News Quiz.—
Fox News Staff,
Fox News,
7 Mar. 2025
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This prismatic film seamlessly intermingles the political and the personal, and both chronology and geography aren’t observed in strictly logical ways.—
Ben Kenigsberg,
New York Times,
26 Feb. 2025
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Bucking convention at every turn, Welles skipped around chronology freely, using inventive dissolves and edits to move the viewer back and forth in time.—
John Semley,
Smithsonian Magazine,
12 Feb. 2025
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The partnership started in 2024, focusing on creating exclusive trading cards and memorabilia that highlight the team's successful history in the sport.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
2 Mar. 2025
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The history of Wall Street over the past 100 years has proven that most narrow stories do not end well.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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Philibert, who edits his own films, added that the most important thing was to construct a narrative.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
9 Mar. 2025
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The puzzle at the center of The Accountant 2 matters insofar as the film needs a narrative propellant.—
Lovia Gyarkye,
The Hollywood Reporter,
9 Mar. 2025
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Buzbee added that the woman continues to stand by her account of what happened at the party in New York 25 years ago.—
Kevin Dolak,
The Hollywood Reporter,
4 Mar. 2025
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Although seeing wine on Instagram can still trigger her, following accounts that advocate alcohol-free living has helped.—
Kristen Mascia,
Parents,
4 Mar. 2025
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The Oklahoma City Thunder clinched a spot in the NBA Playoffs after beating the Boston Celtics 118-112 Wednesday in a thrilling game defined by physicality and Boston’s unrelenting dedication to shooting the 3, setting a franchise record with 63 attempts.—
Jay King,
The Athletic,
13 Mar. 2025
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Beyond fraud detection, ML algorithms can also be used to interpret unstructured data such as medical records, lab reports, invoices and insurance documents.—
Rajiv Kumaresan,
Forbes,
12 Mar. 2025
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Even if they were absolutely connected directly to the the gun, the bullet, every person that was in that room with Halyna has some version of guilt, and survivor’s guilt, and horror, and feelings of anguish.—
Chris O'Falt,
IndieWire,
11 Mar. 2025
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The Chinese version is being developed by William Lau and his Ladder Ideas Limited.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
11 Mar. 2025
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“Narration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narration. Accessed 16 Mar. 2025.
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