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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 annotates
Pretending to be the smart person who annotates their books can lead to becoming that person.
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Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2025
Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annotates
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Senate Bill 277 proposes repealing much of the Indiana code that governs IDEM, including how the state agency interprets federal environmental laws.—
Karl Schneider,
IndyStar,
13 Jan. 2026
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Kira interprets this disengagement not as a lack of curiosity, but as a natural response to information overload.—
William Jones,
USA Today,
8 Jan. 2026
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This article was generated by the Bay Area Home Report Bot, software that analyzes home sales or other data and creates an article based on a template created by humans.—
Bay Area Home Report,
Mercury News,
10 Jan. 2026
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Once the download is complete, Oh analyzes the images using a program designed to detect various forms of nudity or undress.—
Kevin Collier,
NBC news,
9 Jan. 2026
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As argued in his book Abundance, Ezra Klein explains how America's growth has been hindered by well-meaning regulations, permitting requirements, and veto points that have blocked affordable housing, infrastructure, and clean energy development.—
Jeffrey Sonnenfeld,
Time,
13 Jan. 2026
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In a statement to PEOPLE, Zirkelbach explains her position in the conflict.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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There is a famous image of a bireme, from a relief found at the Assyrian palace at Nineveh (in modern Iraq, near Mosul), that clearly illustrates the use of a decked warship with two levels of oars.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
15 Jan. 2026
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But as Block’s story illustrates, allowing parents to isolate their kids at home with little accountability can be incredibly harmful.—
Olga Khazan,
The Atlantic,
14 Jan. 2026
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“Annotates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annotates. Accessed 21 Jan. 2026.
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