as in interpreting
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.
—
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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The authors recommended that the US government and its commercial and international partners establish benchmarks for interpreting hostile behavior in space.
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Those two truths are core to our mission of researching, collecting, preserving, and interpreting Black art, history, and culture.
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Following the exercise, the Royal Navy capability team and the Air and Space Warfare Centre began analyzing the results, with additional testing potentially planned aboard HMS Queen Elizabeth.
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How that’s judged will look different than some expect, particularly when analyzing F2 results and his F1 practice outings.
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Carpino retired in April, without ever explaining what was not right in the organization or, based on the standings, repairing it.
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The traditional experience requires waiting on hold, explaining the situation and hoping an agent can help.
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That's a key technical level watched and used by traders, illustrating a stock or index's trend.
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Wingate weaves this historical horror with a modern-day mystery, illustrating the lasting trauma of children stolen for profit and the unbreakable bond of blood.
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German courts are clarifying a gray area in the 2024 cannabis reform regarding the legal status of cannabis cuttings.
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After Micah’s birth, Lauryn posted a statement on X clarifying that Rohan was not her newborn's father.
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“Annotating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annotating. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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