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
Here is his 50-balls-in-play rolling exit velocity chart for last year, with the removal from that late-June game annotated.
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Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
This is Clement’s brief, filed Friday and annotated by The New York Times.
—Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025
In a case study by MIT Technology Review, a major financial services company achieved a 20% productivity boost in customer support by first standardizing and annotating its datasets before deploying a GenAI tool.
—Betsy Reed, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Bar menus in every major American city were annotated with craft mocktails spiked with adaptogens, and YouTube swamis like Andrew Huberman were proclaiming that alcohol was a poison that hampered cognitive performance.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
This is Clement’s brief, filed Friday and annotated by The New York Times.
—Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025
In a case study by MIT Technology Review, a major financial services company achieved a 20% productivity boost in customer support by first standardizing and annotating its datasets before deploying a GenAI tool.
—Betsy Reed, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Bar menus in every major American city were annotated with craft mocktails spiked with adaptogens, and YouTube swamis like Andrew Huberman were proclaiming that alcohol was a poison that hampered cognitive performance.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annotate
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Collins explains why they haven’t been given their due and their contributions have been interpreted as opposition to the current state of the workplace.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Meanwhile, social media commenters are interpreting the shift as a sign of the times.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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The Swiss start-up team, with an average age of 23, will analyze data from their base in Lecaute, France, and plan to return to the water when conditions allow.—
Michael Verdon,
Robb Report,
27 May 2025
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The 2009 study analyzed how honeybees are affected by low doses of cocaine.—
Scott Lafee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 May 2025
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But in the late 19th century, Finkelstein explained, women who'd worked as nurses during the Civil War, even though not part of the Union or Confederate armies, lobbied for and won the right to be buried at Arlington.—
Phaedra Trethan,
USA Today,
27 May 2025
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Emma explains that the moment is extra special for her as an adult.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
26 May 2025
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However, as one family’s experience illustrates, the story of the Great Wealth Transfer is far more complex.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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To illustrate the scale of this complexity, Lin explains that there can be seemingly endless ticket combinations for trips between Los Angeles and London.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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But there’s a difference between using AI to clarify your message and asking it to invent your story.—
Dr. Aviva Legatt,
Forbes.com,
25 May 2025
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Lawmakers in both chambers are advancing bills such as the GENIUS Act and the STABLE Act, aimed at defining stablecoins and clarifying disclosure rules.—
Kaelan Deese,
The Washington Examiner,
24 May 2025
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“Annotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annotate. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.
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