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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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Leo kicked off his visit with pomp and ceremony at a reception in Madrid's royal palace, where he called for an end to "polarising narratives" and "sterile simplifications".

From Barron's • Jun. 7, 2026

These developments point to a labor-market transition more complicated than conventional automation narratives suggest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 5, 2026

These misleading narratives can have a real-world impact, we found.

From BBC • May 27, 2026

This isn’t all that uncommon: Trends crop up in filmmaking all the time, as potential narratives emerge from real-life events and cultural obsessions.

From Salon • May 25, 2026

A later development was the idea of terminal narratives, which were theories put forth to explain colonization of the Americas.

From "An Indigenous People’s History of the United States" by Roxanne Dunbar-Ortiz