1
as in remark
a briefly expressed opinion
just ate the food without offering even a single comment
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2
as in commentary
comments plural
a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event)
the pundit's comments on the political events of the previous week were astute as usual
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as in to remark
to make a statement of one's opinion
commenting on recent developments in the Middle East
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Recent Examples of comment
Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Messages seeking comment from the local party were not returned.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Yayo first commented on Hov and Bleek’s relationship during an appearance on Million Dollaz Worth Of Game this past January.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Noun
The National Stone, Sand & Gravel Association, the organization behind one of the lawsuits, did not respond to Fortune’s request for comment.
—Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 14 Oct. 2025
Messages seeking comment from the local party were not returned.
—Jessie Opoien, jsonline.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Verb
Hawkins did not respond to a request to comment for this story.
—Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 15 Oct. 2025
Yayo first commented on Hov and Bleek’s relationship during an appearance on Million Dollaz Worth Of Game this past January.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 15 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comment
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The American president was in his element, often departing from prepared remarks in an address that extended for an hour in front of a crowd that was more than happy to applaud at every pause.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
13 Oct. 2025
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Trump delivered remarks to The Knesset in Israel on Monday and is scheduled to travel later in the day to Egypt, which helped broker the peace deal.—
Bart Jansen,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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Dig deep and sign up for Entertainment Weekly's free Survivor Weekly newsletter to have all the latest news, interviews, and commentary sent right to your inbox.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
17 Oct. 2025
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Media commentary with a side of snark?—
Bill Goodykoontz,
AZCentral.com,
17 Oct. 2025
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Seeing New England in the top 10 in both QB EPA (Drake Maye is sixth) and defense/special teams EPA (10th) reflects well on the Patriots under first-year coach Mike Vrabel.—
Mike Sando,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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Welcoming Muttaqi to Delhi reflects this approach.—
Happymon Jacob,
Time,
16 Oct. 2025
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The cache also includes notes and records from du Cann and other correspondence from the leadership election, including the former Prime Minister Edward Heath and then-Prime Minister Harold Wilson.—
Andrea Margolis,
FOXNews.com,
18 Oct. 2025
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Vocal powerhouse and violinist Natalie Stovall stepped in for the duet and nailed a 12-second high note.—
Bryan West,
Nashville Tennessean,
18 Oct. 2025
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Our proprietary technology combines geospatial analysis, artificial intelligence, and data science to identify rural properties with high potential both for environmental preservation and for deforestation risk.—
Tarciana Medeiros,
Fortune,
17 Oct. 2025
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The global shipping industry is responsible for around 3% of global planet-heating pollution annually, a figure that could rise to 17% by 2050 if no action is taken, according to a 2018 European Parliament analysis.—
Laura Paddison,
CNN Money,
17 Oct. 2025
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“Comment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comment. Accessed 20 Oct. 2025.
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