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
The trial, now moving into its third week, has heard both narratives from Doe and Way.
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Under the pact, Amazon MGM Studios will have a first look at narrative features that Pascal and producing partner Rachel O’Connor percolate.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
This is an ironic stance, considering the fact that the people pushing this narrative, predominantly white heterosexual men, have benefited from nepotism, legacy admissions and other unearned privileges throughout all of American history.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
The two best narratives, of the innocent youth Maria and life-embracing beauty queen Myrna, bookend the musical.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 2 Apr. 2025
Under the pact, Amazon MGM Studios will have a first look at narrative features that Pascal and producing partner Rachel O’Connor percolate.
—Mike Fleming Jr, Deadline, 2 Apr. 2025
This is an ironic stance, considering the fact that the people pushing this narrative, predominantly white heterosexual men, have benefited from nepotism, legacy admissions and other unearned privileges throughout all of American history.
—Jameelah Nasheed, Essence, 1 Apr. 2025
The two best narratives, of the innocent youth Maria and life-embracing beauty queen Myrna, bookend the musical.
—Pam Kragen, San Diego Union-Tribune, 1 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrative
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This story was originally published April 9, 2025 at 2:34 PM.—
Anthony Chiang,
Miami Herald,
10 Apr. 2025
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Despite some lofty promises from Chrissy and people’s overall wariness of Mitch and his story, the opportunity to eliminate Sai was just too tempting.—
Nick Caruso,
TVLine,
10 Apr. 2025
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The six-part podcast series unravels the twisted tale of Stover, his ex-wife, the heiress, and the bodyguard.—
KC Baker,
People.com,
2 Apr. 2025
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The romance drama is billed as an original tale of two strangers and the extraordinary emotional journey that connects them.—
Nancy Tartaglione,
Deadline,
31 Mar. 2025
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Your Experience section is designed to show your work chronology.—
William Arruda,
Forbes,
23 Mar. 2025
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Two lieutenants from the Firearms and Tactics section along with an IAB Sgt. were assigned to investigate, according to law enforcement sources and the chronology.—
Graham Rayman,
New York Daily News,
16 Feb. 2025
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The film was adapted from Annie Proulx’s novella by Larry McMurtry and Diana Ossana.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
4 Apr. 2025
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The titular novella follows restless loggers who plan a wintertime dance, on the condition that some of them attend as women.—
Clare Mulroy,
USA Today,
28 Mar. 2025
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This reframing has the potential to catalyze one of the most significant capital redeployments in modern U.S. history.—
Joel Shulman,
Forbes.com,
7 Apr. 2025
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President's own vice president last term, Mike Pence, said this is the largest peace time tax hike in us history.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
6 Apr. 2025
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By many accounts, Planned Parenthood is an incurably sick beast whose time is nearing its end.—
Erik Baptist,
National Review,
28 Mar. 2025
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Video of the moment was viewed more than 700,000 times on TCU’s official X account and millions of times total on social media.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
28 Mar. 2025
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The result is a slanted narration that’s intended for an audience of one, and maybe to the daughter who’ll someday inherit the tapes.—
Alison Willmore,
Vulture,
4 Apr. 2025
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Located in the 18th century Palazzo Belgioioso, their first foray into Milan Design Week will be a visual narration of Range Rover’s evolution from 1970 to 2025 with a scenography that includes a seventies dealership.—
Kissa Castaneda,
Forbes.com,
3 Apr. 2025
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Sheeran has made some pop-up appearances recently, busking in front of surprised passers-by, while also previewing tracks from the forthcoming record for tastemakers.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
6 Apr. 2025
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After 22 seasons, Thompson remains on the show and now holds the record for longest-running cast member, but has no plans to leave any time soon.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
5 Apr. 2025
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“Narrative.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrative. Accessed 16 Apr. 2025.
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