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narrate

[nar-eyt, na-reyt] / ˈnær eɪt, næˈreɪt /


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Since first emerging online in 2019 on the online bulletin board 4chan, the Backrooms phenomenon has expanded across Reddit, TikTok, YouTube and gaming platforms, where users collectively map, narrate and extend its mythology.

From Science Daily Jul. 26, 2026

De Barbaro recommends parents narrate what they’re doing and point things out when they’re with their babies.

From The Wall Street Journal Apr. 25, 2026

Giroux said, It is an attempt to discipline public memory by intimidating those who refuse to narrate the nation as innocent.

From Salon Mar. 2, 2026

"I love how they narrate the stories, and also the drawings," the 13-year-old said.

From Barron's Feb. 1, 2026

“It would be cooler if she was a secret agent,” Zayd says, before continuing to narrate.

From "Zara’s Rules for Record-Breaking Fun" by Hena Khan

Liev Schreiber narrates the five-episode run, which features coach Mike Macdonald, quarterback Sam Darnold and receiver Jaxon Smith-Njigba.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 2, 2026

In “Young Men and Fire” he vividly narrates how a wildfire the crew initially expected to control suddenly erupts into a “blowup,” a wall of flame racing uphill faster than the young men can run.

From The Wall Street Journal Jul. 21, 2026

It’s told in the first person through Hatcher’s compelling voice as she narrates the horror and heartbreak of her lifetime over the course of a century, echoing William Faulkner’s literary style, which influenced Sarris.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 24, 2026

Farrell, who also narrates in a soft voice, often wears a look of shy incomprehension, as if a beat behind in translating the world around him, a stranger in a strange land.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 19, 2026

“Until one day,” Serenity’s voice narrates, “Bruno found a ferry.”

From "I Can Make This Promise" by Christine Day

And unlike the television version, the novel is narrated entirely by Jonasi's wives.

From BBC Aug. 14, 2026

The popular content creator, who narrated BBC Three's I Kissed A Girl, previously hosted the Early Breakfast show for a period last summer.

From BBC Jul. 15, 2026

These facts are narrated with detachment by the protagonist herself.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 2, 2026

In fact, the novel’s opening sentences, narrated by one of the children—probably Sydney Smith Haldimand Dickens—are a stark “Father used to love us. He didn’t love us anymore.”

From The Wall Street Journal May 1, 2026

Recently, Liyana’s mother had narrated a program at the radio station called “Debate Over the Tombs.”

From "Habibi" by Naomi Shihab Nye

He wants to get the Fed out of narrating its outlook, so as to avoid polluting market signals about that same outlook.

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 28, 2026

As the first plane in their journey ascends, Travolta’s distinct voice no longer feels like he’s narrating for a character.

From Salon Jun. 2, 2026

He writes about them as if he were narrating a trailer for a horror film.

From The Wall Street Journal May 8, 2026

She eventually crosses lines at work and at home, all while narrating her unraveling directly to the viewer.

From Los Angeles Times Feb. 26, 2026

In an instant, an unconditional silence filled the bus, cutting off from the Chief any alternative but to take up his narrating position.

From "Nine Stories" by J. D. Salinger




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