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 The film was shot around the band’s 2025 tour behind More, its first album in 24 years, and is narrated by frontman Jarvis Cocker. — Spin Staff, SPIN, 20 Aug. 2026 There’s something there for people, and all the credit goes to the director, [David Mickey Evans], who wrote, directed and narrated it. — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 17 Aug. 2026 In 2020, Meghan narrated a Disney documentary called Elephant, and donated her fee to Elephants Without Borders. — Meredith Kile, PEOPLE, 17 Aug. 2026 Jointly narrated by Adès and French/British conductor Stephanie Childress, this unusual piece is set to a series of Edith Sitwell poems. — Beth Wood, San Diego Union-Tribune, 16 Aug. 2026 The transition from republic to autocracy is narrated through (imagined) letters and journals of his closest advisors, friends, and family. — Literary Hub, 12 Aug. 2026 The action has been narrated by actress Judi Dench since 2007. — Dewayne Bevil, The Orlando Sentinel, 7 Aug. 2026 True to form, the story is narrated by an unscrupulous wanna-be novelist named Bret Easton Ellis (Igby Rigney), a closet case lusting away for the new hunk at his cruel prep school. — Randy Myers, Mercury News, 5 Aug. 2026 Leaders with a large gap between their narrated and enacted self-impose the highest tax on the people around them. — Mary Crossan, Forbes.com, 31 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for narrated
  1. described
  2. told
  3. chronicled
  4. recounted
  5. related
Verb
  • The untimely death of Hayden Panettiere, a onetime child star who soared to fame while navigating addiction and postpartum depression in her adult life, came just months after the beloved actor described feeling ready to start over.
    — Julianna Bragg, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Though the war in Gaza was not a central campaign issue, Wahab has criticized Israel’s military actions in Gaza and described it as a genocide.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of described
Verb
  • The catalog spans genres such as fantasy, family drama, romance and billionaire romance, told in episodes running 60-90 seconds.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 26 Aug. 2026
  • Roughly half of Stars and Stripes' $29 million annual budget comes from taxpayers, a person familiar with the newspaper's operations told CBS News last week.
    — Joe Walsh, CBS News, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of told
Verb
  • Buss’ tenure and the family drama has been direct inspiration for two television shows and was chronicled in a docuseries the Lakers produced.
    — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 20 Aug. 2026
  • The Kansas City Star has chronicled every Chiefs training camp practice at Missouri Western State University this summer, tracking position battles, injuries and standout performances.
    — Pete Sweeney, Kansas City Star, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of chronicled
Verb
  • In a documentary that aired on Belgian network VTM last September, Vandenkerckhove recounted his mother’s admission that Laurent was his father.
    — Charlotte Reck, CNN Money, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Conditions vary in different countries Some of the deportees have recounted being shackled while some were held in full-body restraint straitjackets called the WRAP during flights that can sometimes last more than 16 hours.
    — Mark Banchereau, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of recounted
Verb
  • But, like with most things oil- or gas-related in California, nothing is certain until its finished.
    — Brian Sullivan, CNBC, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Real estate and related industries used to account for as much as 30% of GDP in China.
    — Sylvie Zhuang, CNN Money, 20 Aug. 2026
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“Narrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/narrated. Accessed 27 Aug. 2026.

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