Thesaurus results for ANNOTATION

annotation

noun

as in commentary

a written explanation, observation, etc. that is added to something (such as a book) The translator's annotations to the text explain some of its cultural and historical context.

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Recent Examples of annotation Note the two identical charts below, one with annotations depicting the bottoming out process underway, and one with the 150-day moving average, also depicting a bottoming out reversal formation. —

Carter Braxton Worth, CNBC, 15 May 2026 These records passed through countless hands, accruing wear, annotations, and personal histories. —

Emily Watlington, ARTnews.com, 1 May 2026 Venter rose to fame in the field for publishing the first bacterial genome ever decoded, along with a list of gene annotations, in 1995. —

Claire Cameron, Scientific American, 30 Apr. 2026 In February, numerous workers from a company that Meta contracted to perform data annotation for Ray-Ban Meta reported viewing sensitive, embarrassing, and seemingly private footage recorded by the smart glasses. —

Scharon Harding, ArsTechnica, 30 Apr. 2026 See All Example Sentences for annotation

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The Texas judge said his goal was to prevent outside commentary and public pressure from influencing the proceedings or the jury.

— Michael Sinkewicz, FOXNews.com, 14 June 2026
The Conversation is an independent and nonprofit source of news, analysis and commentary from academic experts.

— Tom Reinsfelder, The Orlando Sentinel, 13 June 2026