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
Wilson even opined to the Hornets about the team’s composition.
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
The prosecutor also asked W to opine as to whether certain hypothetical facts, which closely resembled the facts in the cases involving P and C, were consistent with grooming behavior.
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Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Hood opined that the non-endorsement could have come down to the open-endedness of who could win.
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Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
9 May 2026
The way that some musicians can innately pick up a rhythm, Stewart opined, is the way that concepts in football click in York’s brain.
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Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Roderick Boone,
Charlotte Observer,
14 May 2026
The prosecutor also asked W to opine as to whether certain hypothetical facts, which closely resembled the facts in the cases involving P and C, were consistent with grooming behavior.
—
Staff Report,
Hartford Courant,
9 May 2026
Hood opined that the non-endorsement could have come down to the open-endedness of who could win.
—
Molly Parks,
The Washington Examiner,
9 May 2026
The way that some musicians can innately pick up a rhythm, Stewart opined, is the way that concepts in football click in York’s brain.
—
Luca Evans,
Denver Post,
8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for opine
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Trump blames vandalism for the troubles with the reflecting pool renovation, announces people are being arrested.
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The first-of-its-kind event reflected a party eager to experiment and broaden its appeal beyond the traditional political crowd.
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The Justice Department declined to comment.
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The team has not yet commented on Stewart's trade.
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In other instances, when people have remarked on his literary leanings, Brooks has demurred.
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After the final friendly, when a reporter remarked on the team's fluidity and intensity, Pochettino looked satisfied.
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A number of lawmakers however did not vote on the bill, a quieter form of skepticism, and Senate President pro Tem Monique Limon noted to reporters that both bills passed via slim margins of approval.
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Miranda noted that two recent incidents drew scrutiny, which both involved dogs deemed a danger to others that were euthanized.
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DeKalb County's housing chief, Alan Ferguson, said this is an example of an affordable senior apartment project.
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The point of the Top 10 lists, Chandrasekaran said, is to steer young adults to employers that are actively hiring recent graduates into jobs that can seed meaningful careers.
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“Opine.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opine. Accessed 1 Jul. 2026.
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