as in to interpret
to add notes or comments to (a text, book, drawing, etc.)
He annotated the text at several places. annotate a list
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Recent Examples of annotate
See the messages here, annotated by Julian and other Times journalists.
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Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Even in academic integrity, the focus is on metacognition, not surveillance: Students are invited to review and annotate their own writing changes, putting them in the driver’s seat as learners, not just subjects of detection.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Merge, split, compress, unlock, protect, or annotate any PDF.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025
This annotated bibliography introduces readers to scholarship in the field.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 May 2025
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Julian E. Barnes, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
Even in academic integrity, the focus is on metacognition, not surveillance: Students are invited to review and annotate their own writing changes, putting them in the driver’s seat as learners, not just subjects of detection.
—Dr. Aviva Legatt, Forbes.com, 6 June 2025
Merge, split, compress, unlock, protect, or annotate any PDF.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 4 June 2025
This annotated bibliography introduces readers to scholarship in the field.
—Livia Gershon, JSTOR Daily, 20 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annotate
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The move was widely interpreted as a subtle yet clear acknowledgment of her identity as the woman referenced in the song.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
7 July 2025
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As the amount of global data continues to grow, the challenge lies in processing that data to create maps that not only convey information but also enable machines to interpret and react to it autonomously.—
Michael Harrell,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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The other new offering is a finance agent that automatically analyzes KPIs and performs planning functions for different scenarios.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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The latter tool analyzes consumer demand and market trends before identifying promising IP and suggesting suitable genres and media, according to the studio.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
30 June 2025
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This sterile male technique, previously explained to Newsweek by Texas A&M Professor Phillip Kaufman, works because female screwworm flies mate only once—flooding areas with sterile males prevents successful reproduction.—
Adeola Adeosun,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 July 2025
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Brad Kirner, director of destination development at Cook Islands Tourism Corporation, explained in the email interview that with tourism making up around 70% of the Cook Islands’ GDP, the border closure due to COVID-19 essentially froze the economy overnight.—
Emese Maczko,
Forbes.com,
1 July 2025
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When philosophy meets contract law The Microsoft-OpenAI dispute illustrates what happens when philosophical speculation is turned into legal obligations.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
8 July 2025
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Recursion's financial results presently illustrate the conventional hurdles encountered by clinical-stage biotechnology enterprises.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
8 July 2025
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Her communications director later clarified on X that Gillibrand had misspoken.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
30 June 2025
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The new law might not clarify what teachers can display.—
Emma Epperly,
Idaho Statesman,
28 June 2025
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“Annotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annotate. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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