as in to reflect
to make a statement of one's opinion
the food critic opined that the restaurant's fare was something that one might serve a dog—if one didn't like dogs
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Recent Examples of opine
Vance also opined that mass immigration and laws that target speech are the greatest threats to the European continent.
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Multiple people in the organization have opined that a portion of Merrill’s struggles in 2025 owe in part to his missing a month with a hamstring strain early in the season and another week while concussed in June and then the final two weeks of August.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
She and fellow luminaries such as Sheryl Crow and the Indigo Girls are featured in interviews discussing its cultural popularity and subsequent backlash, while modern stars like Olivia Rodrigo opine on the tour's influence.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Pasteur himself didn’t opine on whether this might threaten existing life, but others were soon expressing unease following his breakthroughs in unlocking life’s chemical secrets.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
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Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
Multiple people in the organization have opined that a portion of Merrill’s struggles in 2025 owe in part to his missing a month with a hamstring strain early in the season and another week while concussed in June and then the final two weeks of August.
—Kevin Acee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 17 Sep. 2025
She and fellow luminaries such as Sheryl Crow and the Indigo Girls are featured in interviews discussing its cultural popularity and subsequent backlash, while modern stars like Olivia Rodrigo opine on the tour's influence.
—Brian Truitt, USA Today, 16 Sep. 2025
Pasteur himself didn’t opine on whether this might threaten existing life, but others were soon expressing unease following his breakthroughs in unlocking life’s chemical secrets.
—Thomas Moynihan, Big Think, 15 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opine
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Seeing New England in the top 10 in both QB EPA (Drake Maye is sixth) and defense/special teams EPA (10th) reflects well on the Patriots under first-year coach Mike Vrabel.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Welcoming Muttaqi to Delhi reflects this approach.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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Amazon spokesperson Kelly Nantel declined to comment.—
Jason Del Rey,
Fortune,
15 Oct. 2025
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The Florida Bar declined to comment on its victory, referring a Miami Herald reporter to its response in the Supreme Court case.—
Jay Weaver,
Miami Herald,
15 Oct. 2025
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Charissa Thompson remarked to Kara that her son was extremely polite and wondered what seeing the victory at MetLife Stadium meant to her.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Cantwell, the lead sponsor of the Democratic college sports reform bill called the SAFE Act, followed up on Friday by memorializing her Knight Commission remarks in a letter sent to each of the Big Ten school presidents, warning them away from the temptation of Wall Street.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
10 Oct. 2025
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Gatsby simply couldn’t have existed without Long Island, and the prominence of the novel’s location was noted from the day of publication, as Anne Margaret Daniel illustrates in her article on the author and his relationship with the New Yorker magazine.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Oct. 2025
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Draghi noted that Europe captures just 5% of global venture capital funds, while the US commands 52%.—
Jan Hammer,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The temperature change — a drop of 20C/35F Poch said — was cited as a ‘massive risk’ for injuries by the USMNT head coach after a 2-1 win in which Christian Pulisic suffered a muscle strain.—
Phil Hay,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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At the time, authorities said several companies operated on the Accurate Energetic Systems property, but the blast happened in an area operated by Rio Ammunition.—
Isabel Rosales,
CNN Money,
16 Oct. 2025
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“Opine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opine. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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