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as in story
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
wrote a witty, chatty narrative of all the happenings at the party
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as in tale
a work with imaginary characters and events that is shorter and usually less complex than a novel
in such narratives as "The Murders in the Rue Morgue" and "The Purloined Letter," Edgar Allan Poe essentially created the modern detective story
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Recent Examples of narrative
Yet, Manhattan Institute authors use older findings to push their narrative, ignoring the global, flawed data.
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Taylor Millard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
There will be a narrative, at least nationally, that this Drake season, or even this Drake upset (technically), came out of nowhere.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Its occupant holds huge sway in shaping the global sporting landscape and narrative, wields extraordinary political clout, and presides over a multi-billion-dollar budget.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
The first, fatal shot to Lopez’s head appears to have been fired by Ortiz, based on the video and the narrative by prosecutors in the March 3 filing.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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Taylor Millard, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 21 Mar. 2025
There will be a narrative, at least nationally, that this Drake season, or even this Drake upset (technically), came out of nowhere.
—Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 21 Mar. 2025
Its occupant holds huge sway in shaping the global sporting landscape and narrative, wields extraordinary political clout, and presides over a multi-billion-dollar budget.
—Aleks Klosok, CNN, 20 Mar. 2025
The first, fatal shot to Lopez’s head appears to have been fired by Ortiz, based on the video and the narrative by prosecutors in the March 3 filing.
—Cristóbal Reyes, Orlando Sentinel, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrative
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This alert is in effect until 7 p.m. Source: The National Weather Service This story was originally published March 18, 2025 at 3:00 PM.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
19 Mar. 2025
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When circumstances arise, an editor’s note can be added to a story.—
Bill Shaikin,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Mar. 2025
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From casting backlash and political dustups to a lingering conversation of how to portray the tale's dwarfs in 2025, here's a timeline detailing the Snow White live-action remake's controversies.—
Randall Colburn,
EW.com,
21 Mar. 2025
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The five performers take on an endless stream of characters, but each is assigned a principle character that solidly ground the tale.—
Frank Rizzo,
Variety,
21 Mar. 2025
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Here is a chronology of how events unfolded: Trump invoked the Alien Enemies Act on Friday by signing a proclamation, but didn't give a speech explaining the decision.—
Bart Jansen,
USA TODAY,
17 Mar. 2025
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With each option, the chronology of individual steps in the process changes.—
Katherine McLaughlin,
Architectural Digest,
11 Mar. 2025
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The novella draws inspiration from all-time classic Bringing Up Baby, which puts paleontologist David Huxley (Cary Grant) in the path of wacky heiress Susan Vance (Katharine Hepburn) and her pet leopard, Baby.—
Maureen Lee Lenker,
People.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The 2022 pact added 12 more titles: Coben’s signature 11-book Myron Bolitar series as well as the stand-alone 2021 novella Win, for an adaptation as an ongoing, U.S.-based series.—
Nellie Andreeva,
Deadline,
12 Mar. 2025
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The result was one of the most transformative kitchen appliances in history, not because of new technology but because someone recognized an everyday problem—slow, inefficient cooking—applied a seemingly unrelated observation, and created a solution.—
Mark Nevins,
Forbes,
24 Mar. 2025
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The American Culture Quiz is a weekly test of our unique national traits, trends, history and people, including current events and the sights and sounds of the United States.—
Khloe Quill,
Fox News,
23 Mar. 2025
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Rudell could have easily begun her story with any number of the personal reflections and gripping accounts of commune living.—
Seth Combs,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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No surprises there: The brand's remote shade-matching technology that takes into account your skin type as well as your preferred finish is continuing to impress the beauty community even four years post-launch.—
Denise Primbet,
Glamour,
16 Mar. 2025
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The story is told nonlinearly and with a larger narrative framing device in which De Niro as an elderly Costello delivers a documentary-style talking head interview to an unseen interviewer, which serves as the voice-over narration for the film.—
Katie Walsh,
Boston Herald,
20 Mar. 2025
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The exhibit features a 360-degree theater with vibrant photos, videos and animations, as well as narration by actor Kevin Bacon. More than 300 artists are featured in the exhibit, including Taylor Swift, who appears nine times.—
Bryan West,
USA TODAY,
13 Mar. 2025
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And while the child services agency may not have kept their records from that time, his department did.—
Lauren Mascarenhas,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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According to court records obtained by PEOPLE, Ehrlich is next due in court on April 28.—
Charlotte Phillipp,
People.com,
23 Mar. 2025
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“Narrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrative. Accessed 28 Mar. 2025.
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