annotating

verb

present participle of annotate
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. — 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
  1. interpreting
  2. analyzing
  3. explaining
  4. illustrating
  5. clarifying
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  • In practice, that means listening early, interpreting feedback thoughtfully and incorporating those insights into design.
    — Jon Kramer, Forbes.com, 20 July 2026
  • During last year's American Century Championship, Rice snapped at reporters after interpreting questions about the Kansas City Chiefs as digs at his beloved 49ers.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 17 July 2026
Definition of interpreting
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  • At the same time, the number of attribution studies analyzing climate change’s role in extreme events has grown considerably, covering more types of extreme weather and climate events than a decade ago.
    — Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • The study, being conducted by Jarrett Walker and Associates, is expected to consider the system’s operations from the top down, analyzing and optimizing future routes.
    — The Denver Post Editorial Board, Denver Post, 24 July 2026
Definition of analyzing
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  • The first spends the answer explaining that management never provided the necessary materials, no experienced coworker offered assistance and expectations were unrealistic.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 26 July 2026
  • Like with Meta, Microsoft on Wednesday evening needs to do a better job explaining its AI strategy and justifying the massive levels of capex spend.
    — Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 26 July 2026
Definition of explaining
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  • Multiple studies using different approaches reached broadly consistent conclusions, illustrating how scientists conducting attribution studies can build confidence in the conclusions by drawing on several independent lines of evidence.
    — Deepti Singh, The Conversation, 24 July 2026
  • Marx also discussed forestry as another example illustrating the same process.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of illustrating
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  • Establishing Clear Ground Rules With Reporters The importance of clarifying standards is critical.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 21 July 2026
  • For lawyers working to defend and expand anti-BDS legislation in court, PEN America’s new boycott position is clarifying.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 July 2026
Definition of clarifying

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