narrated

verb

past tense of narrate
as in described
to give an oral or written account of in some detail got a CD of the best-selling children's story that happened to be narrated by the author herself

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Recent Examples of narrated Origins is a prequel series following a young Gibbs (Austin Stowell) in the early ‘90s, years prior to the events of NCIS, and is narrated by Harmon. — James Hibberd, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026 The buildup to and aftermath of the shooting are narrated in a variety of forms, including a four-hundred-page memoir within the novel, ostensibly written by Jonson. — The New Yorker, New Yorker, 12 Oct. 2026 The sketch is narrated by a wedding band (James Austin Johnson, Andrew Dismukes, Tommy Brennan) who kind of kill it with the vocals as well. — Charu Sinha, Vulture, 11 Oct. 2026 Both also received high-gloss visual treatments, the former starring Nicole Kidman and the latter narrated by Sir Ian McKellen, aka Gandalf. — Walden Green, Pitchfork, 9 Oct. 2026 The majority of the stories are narrated by Yunior, a young Dominican immigrant. — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 7 Oct. 2026 That’s how Don Johnson narrated Jimmy Buffet’s A Pirate Looks at Fifty from the actor’s Montecito home (a process that took a year, due to Johnson’s schedule). — Brian Raftery, Vanity Fair, 6 Oct. 2026 The first novel, Fair, is narrated by Mara, beginning shortly after Claire’s death. — Literary Hub, 6 Oct. 2026 How might the reading experience have been different if it were narrated by Rafa, or mama? — CBS News, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrated
  1. described
  2. told
  3. chronicled
  4. recounted
  5. related
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  • Roger Davis, who manages the airborne strategic command and communications program, described the delivery as an important milestone.
    — Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
  • Levine described being overtaken by a group of attackers, hit and knocked to the ground.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of described
Verb
  • Estefanía Mondragón, executive director of PODER of Idaho told the crowd to expect at least 12 more immigration bills in next year’s legislative session.
    — Sarah Cutler, Idaho Statesman, 19 Oct. 2026
  • Weeks before the shootdown, the spies allegedly reported on the naval airbase in Key West and were told to transmit Brothers to the Rescue flight data back to the Cuban authorities.
    — Liv Caputo Herald, Miami Herald, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of told
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  • Her Pulitzer Prize-winning 2025 memoir, Things in Nature Merely Grow, chronicled the loss of her sons and her effort to go on.
    — Terry Gross, NPR, 13 Oct. 2026
  • Michael Jackson‘s iconic performance during the the 1993 Super Bowl halftime show will be chronicled in a new documentary coming to Hulu and ESPN.
    — Ethan Shanfeld, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of chronicled
Verb
  • On Tuesday night’s episode of Jimmy Kimmel Live, Kimmel recounted Zacharia’s disastrous first day of work.
    — Emily Zemler, Rolling Stone, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Marco Bello / Reuters Standing outside his father's home in Pensacola, Florida, amid the debris and damage left behind by Isaias, one man recounted how the storm took his stepmother's life and severely injured his father.
    — Erika Angulo, NBC news, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of recounted
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  • Truist’s proprietary data shows that Vans has been the focus of 10 percent of Foot Locker’s brand-related posted on Instagram since June 2026, up from 1 percent in the second half of 2025.
    — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The new definition, developed by an international panel of medical experts convened by the medical journal The Lancet, requires evidence of both excess body fat and related health problems or limitations in daily activities.
    — Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026
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