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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 annotations
Why Human Expertise Matters Multimodal AI—a type of AI that can process text, video, audio and images—requires annotations that go well beyond identifying cats in photos.
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Gangesh Pathak, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Separate from the policies, there are hundreds of examples, notes, and annotations that reflect teams grappling with different hypothetical scenarios.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Separate from the policies, there are hundreds of examples, notes, and annotations that reflect teams grappling with different hypothetical scenarios.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
Gangesh Pathak, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Separate from the policies, there are hundreds of examples, notes, and annotations that reflect teams grappling with different hypothetical scenarios.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 21 Aug. 2025
Separate from the policies, there are hundreds of examples, notes, and annotations that reflect teams grappling with different hypothetical scenarios.
—Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annotations
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But Newsom seems to have found his footing nationally by catering to angry anti-Trump Democrats, his conciliatory remarks in the aftermath of Kirk’s shooting notwithstanding.—
W. James Antle III,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Conversations from Industry Leaders The summit began with remarks from Bill Kramer, CEO of the Academy of Motion Picture Arts and Sciences, who spoke to the enduring connection between Hollywood’s legacy and the future of digital creativity.—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
11 Sep. 2025
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Meanwhile, the commentaries sound designer Ben Burtt also did the original Star Wars trilogy molding in the Disney vault.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
1 Sep. 2025
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To enrich the engagement, both audiences, artists and celebrities recorded exclusive commentaries for each of the 32 artifacts, offering the public a completely new lens on the collection.—
Footwear News,
Footwear News,
25 Aug. 2025
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In Iowa last month, the state's insurance commissioner weighed increases ranging from 3% to 37% against a stream of angry public comments.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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In the days following the fatal shooting of conservative activist Charlie Kirk, numerous workers have been fired for their comments on his death, among them MSNBC political analyst Matthew Dowd.—
Nino Paoli,
Fortune,
14 Sep. 2025
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At the 2025 ceremony, Cristin Milioti, accepting for The Penguin, pulled out the back of her therapy notes.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Most recently, President Joe Biden chose him in 2021 to serve on his Presidential Commission on the Supreme Court of the United States, Tribe's Harvard bio notes.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Fresh analyses in 2025 argue that the Milky Way may sit within a billion-light-year-scale underdensity, about 20% less matter than average.—
Kaif Shaikh,
Interesting Engineering,
11 Sep. 2025
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Early data analyses after Illinois eliminated cash bail in September 2023 show that jail populations declined with no uptick in failure-to-appear rates.—
Christine Scott-Hayward,
The Conversation,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Annotations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annotations. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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