Definition of commentnext
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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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comment

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Recent Examples of comment
Noun
OutKick reached out to McMurray, the Chiefs, and Rice's bankruptcy attorney for comment but did immediately get a response from any of them. — Ryan Canfield Outkick, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2026 Attorneys for She’s Alive and Seaver did not immediately respond to requests for comment Thursday evening. — Joe Kottke, NBC news, 6 Nov. 2026
Verb
The National Police in Madrid and in Tenerife would not comment on that to AP. — ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026 Pritchard said Nintendo was focused on the Switch 2 platform and didn’t comment on whether the company has plans for a Switch 2 Lite. — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2026 See All Example Sentences for comment
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comment
Noun
  • Those remarks were intended as a brief and formal follow-up to Everett’s two-hour oration dedicating the opening of the Soldiers’ National Cemetery at Gettysburg.
    — Richard Lederer, San Diego Union-Tribune, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The Hunger Games star’s remark stunned the comedian, leading to a number of memes and a wave of virality, so much so that Wood collaborated with Smoothie King.
    — McKinley Franklin, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • There’s nostalgia and old world values as well as breaks from conventional and subtle sociopolitical commentary.
    — Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 7 Nov. 2026
  • In 1967, the painting was radically feminist, an elegant and cutting commentary.
    — Merritt Tierce, New Yorker, 7 Nov. 2026
Verb
  • Their performance reflects advances in transistor design, manufacturing precision, materials, and packaging.
    — Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2026
  • Critics said that his case reflected Beijing’s emphasis on security and intolerance of dissent, even though Macao’s pro-democracy movement has never been as influential as that in neighboring Hong Kong.
    — Kanis Leung, Los Angeles Times, 6 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • The company also offers defect notes for eligible submissions to provide more detail on how a grade was determined.
    — Matthew Tan, CNBC, 7 Nov. 2026
  • The speaker was capable of producing some pretty deep bass and hit all the bass notes that play throughout much of the verse and chorus, except for the very lowest note.
    — Christian de Looper, PC Magazine, 7 Nov. 2026
Noun
  • Multiple speakers, including some with family members in the cemetery, cited a Washington Post analysis that the arch would cast shadows on thousands of graves.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Then this year, Microsoft — a key player in the carbon dioxide removal market — dramatically cut its investment in the sector, according to a Bloomberg analysis.
    — Hilary Whiteman, CNN Money, 6 Nov. 2026

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“Comment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comment. Accessed 11 Nov. 2026.

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