as in to interpret
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 annotate
Active learning helps annotate emerging terms, while fact-checking pipelines catch unverified narratives.
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Dr. Chiranjiv Roy, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Data review by humans: Conversations with Gemini may be reviewed and annotated by human reviewers for quality control and AI training purposes.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
The conversation has been lightly edited, condensed and annotated.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 10 July 2025
An autonomous vehicle creates the maps while driving the test environment in favorable weather, with technologies automatically annotating features like traffic signs, trees and buildings.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2016
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Dr. Chiranjiv Roy, Forbes.com, 25 July 2025
Data review by humans: Conversations with Gemini may be reviewed and annotated by human reviewers for quality control and AI training purposes.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 July 2025
The conversation has been lightly edited, condensed and annotated.
—Tim Britton, New York Times, 10 July 2025
An autonomous vehicle creates the maps while driving the test environment in favorable weather, with technologies automatically annotating features like traffic signs, trees and buildings.
—IEEE Spectrum, 15 Jan. 2016
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annotate
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In the ruling, Southwick emphasized that while presidents enjoy wide discretion under the AEA, the courts retain authority to interpret the statute’s key terms and decide whether the factual findings fit within them.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
3 Sep. 2025
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Our job is still to listen, interpret, imagine, and inspire.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
3 Sep. 2025
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This is the first year the county can analyze and present in-depth data on the program, according to a presentation by the DHHS.—
Everett Eaton,
jsonline.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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Visual arts experts will analyze them to determine if they are related to paintings stolen during World War II, police said.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 Sep. 2025
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Marshall, who had represented the government in hundreds of desegregation cases over five decades, tried to explain that closing the case required a motion by the school district to lift the order, which the Justice Department could support or oppose, and review by a federal judge.—
Peter Elkind,
ProPublica,
27 Aug. 2025
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Elena Kagan says the majority should explain.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
27 Aug. 2025
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Budding influencers have been warned to look after their health, after researchers illustrated what the average influencer might look like come the year 2050.—
Rachael O'Connor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
3 Sep. 2025
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That could look like a tool or dashboard that illustrates where the AI is highly accurate or where human intervention might be needed.—
Marne Martin,
Forbes.com,
3 Sep. 2025
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The last two years have been clarifying, and not only in unpleasant ways.—
Jack Sheehan
September 4,
Literary Hub,
4 Sep. 2025
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However, the cruise line did not confirm the identity of the individuals and did not clarify what caused the distress.—
Colson Thayer,
PEOPLE,
4 Sep. 2025
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“Annotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annotate. Accessed 6 Sep. 2025.
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