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narratives

NOUN

story, tale

Synonyms

STRONGEST

account anecdote book chronicle chronology description detail fiction history narration plot version

STRONG

line potboiler recount report statement yarn

WEAK

long and short of it

Example Sentences

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Across several studies, participants who listened to specific excerpts from symphonies by Liszt or Mahler imagined similar narratives in the music—storms, pirates and shipwrecks, in one case.

From The Wall Street Journal • May 15, 2026

Lucy Osler of the University of Exeter examined how interactions with conversational AI could contribute to false beliefs, distorted memories, altered personal narratives, and even delusional thinking.

From Science Daily • May 11, 2026

My group is starting to study how this amplification works: who shares which narratives and why, which kinds of people become bridges across different online platforms, and how those roles shape which messages spread.

From Salon • May 8, 2026

“But I have to bias myself dollar-short because this price reaction to news, narratives and catalysts is pretty telling.”

From MarketWatch • May 6, 2026

He prompted nothing; he betrayed by no comment that I should consider the courses described in these narratives.

From "The Astonishing Life of Octavian Nothing, Traitor to the Nation, Volume I: The Pox Party" by M.T. Anderson