as in commentaries
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
Photo of the constellation Boötes with annotations from IAU and Sky & Telescope.
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Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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
One is taking photos, using a blue shroud to prevent reflections and a zoom lens, and the other is using a portable computing device to make annotations.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Beyond conversion, AcePDF offers editing tools such as merging and splitting PDFs, compressing large files, extracting images, adding annotations, and creating interactive forms.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
The prose poem is written as annotations to a diagram of a handgun.
—Krys Malcolm Belc, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
The Fed published a virtual tour of the buildings to its website, along with annotations to the 2021 proposal and photographs of the renovations.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Jamie Carter, Forbes.com, 18 May 2026
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
One is taking photos, using a blue shroud to prevent reflections and a zoom lens, and the other is using a portable computing device to make annotations.
—CBS News, 6 Apr. 2026
Beyond conversion, AcePDF offers editing tools such as merging and splitting PDFs, compressing large files, extracting images, adding annotations, and creating interactive forms.
—Stackcommerce Team, PC Magazine, 20 Mar. 2026
The prose poem is written as annotations to a diagram of a handgun.
—Krys Malcolm Belc, Vogue, 3 Feb. 2026
The Fed published a virtual tour of the buildings to its website, along with annotations to the 2021 proposal and photographs of the renovations.
—Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 12 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annotations
Noun
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Church’s landscapes from those traumatic years functioned as commentaries on the conflict’s course.—
Sebastian Smee,
New Yorker,
4 May 2026
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Pau’s videos, operating both as personal diaries and layered social commentaries, reflect a territorial condition mired in uncertainty.—
Pauline J. Yao,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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The president’s comments on Tuesday are consistent with earlier remarks about his administration’s approach to the war.—
Brooke Migdon,
PEOPLE,
20 May 2026
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But there’s ephemera in the spiritual sense of craft—the spare remarks and objects that constitute the overflow cut for cleaner syntax or word count.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
20 May 2026
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His comments come on the back of recent warnings by the International Energy Agency that the global oil market could face a critical supply squeeze during the peak summer consumption period, especially if Middle Eastern exports fail to recover and inventories continue falling.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
25 May 2026
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Since then, the video has gone viral, racking up millions of views and thousands of comments from people celebrating alongside the family.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
25 May 2026
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Luckily for neophytes, the menu offers easy-to-understand tasting notes.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 May 2026
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Robert Sumwalt, former chairman of NTSB, has described how the federal agency restricts listening access to a handful of people who must first sign a log and nondisclosure agreement, with cellphones being left outside and handwritten notes being destroyed afterward.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
22 May 2026
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Recent analyses suggest that a significant share of workers will need to upskill or reskill in the coming years to remain competitive, with 40% of job skills forecasted to change by the end of the decade.—
Irma Becerra,
Forbes.com,
22 May 2026
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As of early April, about 70% of those held in ICE detention centers across the country — 42,722 out of 60,311– had no criminal conviction on record, according to national analyses.—
Charles Selle,
Chicago Tribune,
22 May 2026
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“Annotations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annotations. Accessed 26 May. 2026.
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