1
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
This brand was built on strong product narratives, with brilliant marketing expressed through big ideas.
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David Moin, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
This hat narrowly avoids the bottom of the list — not for its beauty or its splendor, but rather for its contribution to the narrative.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Highlighting women's contributions in various fields can inspire others and promote a more inclusive narrative.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
This difference in perception can create friction with white women, who may frame these struggles through a lens of personal failings, a narrative that imposter syndrome encourages.
—Shari Dunn, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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David Moin, WWD, 7 Mar. 2025
This hat narrowly avoids the bottom of the list — not for its beauty or its splendor, but rather for its contribution to the narrative.
—Kinsey Jasnoch, Vulture, 7 Mar. 2025
Highlighting women's contributions in various fields can inspire others and promote a more inclusive narrative.
—William Lambers, Newsweek, 7 Mar. 2025
This difference in perception can create friction with white women, who may frame these struggles through a lens of personal failings, a narrative that imposter syndrome encourages.
—Shari Dunn, TIME, 25 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrative
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Forbes Daily: Join over 1 million Forbes Daily subscribers and get our best stories, exclusive reporting and essential analysis of the day’s news in your inbox every weekday.—
Chris Malone Mendez,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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Both episodes owe a big spiritual debt to Lost, which also liked to toggle back and forth between the main island story, its characters’ former lives, and all its weird mythology.—
Alan Sepinwall,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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Some of the men who were deported from Guantánamo to Venezuela have told a familiar tale of being beaten by guards, strip-searched, and put into solitary confinement, and of suicide attempts as well as hunger strikes to protest the inhumane conditions.—
Edwidge Danticat,
The New Yorker,
9 Mar. 2025
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Were the tales of alien abduction that became popular in the 1980s a kind of mass hallucination?—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
9 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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Stag Dance, by Torrey Peters Peters' collection - three short stories and a novella that shares the book's name- playfully wreaks havoc with the tenuous barriers established by gender conventions.—
Colin Dwyer,
NPR,
11 Mar. 2025
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Additional books in the immensely popular series include A Court of Mist and Fury, A Court of Wings and Ruin, the novella A Court of Frost and Starlight and A Court of Silver Flames.—
Keisha Hatchett,
TVLine,
14 Feb. 2025
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Kimberly Sullivan refused to talk to police almost immediately but does not have any prior criminal history, officials said.—
Jon Haworth,
ABC News,
13 Mar. 2025
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Featuring conversations about the history of stereotypes leveled against women—and with celebrity guests including Serena Williams, Mariah Carey, and Issa Rae—Archetypes nevertheless drew mixed reviews from critics.—
Vogue,
Vogue,
13 Mar. 2025
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Mackenzie's Instagram account, the platform that initially shared the allegations against Claggett and CBC, was found to be deleted that same day.—
Jackson Thompson,
Fox News,
16 Mar. 2025
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Peng said his mortgage company last year cut him a check for more than $20,000 from his escrow account after noticing he was being taxed only for the land his house was built on.—
A.D. Quig,
Chicago Tribune,
16 Mar. 2025
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And while the studio version ends with a calm, quiet narration by actor Yeo Jin-goo, the Ruby Experience transformed the song’s outro into an energetic, live band version as Jennie celebrated the night with her dancers and a big bow to thank the audience.—
Kristine Kwak,
Rolling Stone,
7 Mar. 2025
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Julia Whelan won Best Fiction Narrator for Kristin Hannah’s The Women and Justin Vivian Bond's narration of Cynthia Carr’s Candy Darling won Best Non-Fiction Narrator.—
Kimberlee Speakman,
People.com,
5 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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Receipts and expenditures set records for the month, a Treasury spokesman said.—
Jeff Cox,
CNBC,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Narrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrative. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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