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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 annotating
Over the past several months, startups have stepped in to supply that demand by collecting and annotating videos from thousands of contract workers around the world.
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Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
The software covers standard PDF tasks like editing text, inserting images, annotating documents, and merging or splitting files.
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Stackcommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
After compiling and annotating my own list of the 100 best movies of the past century—broken down by decade, 10 pictures in each—I’m here to reassure you that there’s no such thing as the wrong taste.
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Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
Researchers are counting on such advances to help power them in their grand quest of sequencing and annotating the world’s organisms.
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Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
Instead of annotating the text in the margins, use removable sticky notes to record your favorite quotes and thoughts.
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Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
As long as annotating serves the reader a purpose, any style is fine, experts say.
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Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
19 Sep. 2025
From an engineering perspective, this includes mapping out ‘decision trees’, annotating task boundaries and defining clear entry and exit points for AI intervention.
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Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Stephanie Yang,
CNN Money,
4 Apr. 2026
The software covers standard PDF tasks like editing text, inserting images, annotating documents, and merging or splitting files.
—
Stackcommerce Team,
PC Magazine,
26 Mar. 2026
After compiling and annotating my own list of the 100 best movies of the past century—broken down by decade, 10 pictures in each—I’m here to reassure you that there’s no such thing as the wrong taste.
—
Stephanie Zacharek,
Time,
24 Feb. 2026
Researchers are counting on such advances to help power them in their grand quest of sequencing and annotating the world’s organisms.
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Glenn Zorpette,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Nov. 2025
Instead of annotating the text in the margins, use removable sticky notes to record your favorite quotes and thoughts.
—
Claire Hoppe Norgaard,
Better Homes & Gardens,
25 Sep. 2025
As long as annotating serves the reader a purpose, any style is fine, experts say.
—
Brianne Kane,
Scientific American,
19 Sep. 2025
From an engineering perspective, this includes mapping out ‘decision trees’, annotating task boundaries and defining clear entry and exit points for AI intervention.
—
Adrian Bridgwater,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annotating
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High-school students could read this without needing to spend time interpreting the text’s direct meaning.
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Yet interpreting those rules can be almost as challenging as trying to whack the ball toward the flagstick.
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Detecting bots requires analyzing patterns in user data, including transaction and payment signals, purchase speed, buying patterns and credit card activity, rather than relying on just a single indicator.
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Vaughn Dalzell and Drew Dinsick look at USA's odds for the stage of elimination, analyzing how far Mauricio Pochettino's squad can go.
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Infographic explaining Euclid's survey ESA The original image was captured in black and white, but color was added using observations from the Canada-France-Hawaii Telescope located in Hawaii.
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The original is a minor Harding work, Bacon said, explaining why judges might not have recognized Allan’s submission as a re-creation.
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The rain and the plumbing disasters and the reservation-system crises and Richie’s inability to cancel anyone’s dinner all come right on top of one another, illustrating how frightening and overwhelming the day has become.
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While investors concentrate on NVIDIA's staggering growth rate, an even more revealing figure resides in its supply commitments, illustrating a calculated strategy to satisfy demand that skeptics argue may not be viable.
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In addition to clarifying one claim, NYT also agreed to voluntarily dismiss two claims of contributory copyright infringement and trademark dilution against all defendants.
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Most clarifying shampoos tend to be a little harsh and drying, but this one is gentle and nourishing.
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“Annotating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annotating. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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