as in report
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
the general's commentaries on his military campaigns rank among the best firsthand accounts of the war
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Recent Examples of commentaries
Pastors normally take hours a week to examine the original language for their text, consult commentaries, develop illustrations and examples, and deliberate about practical applications.
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Christian B. Miller, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
There have been some excellent commentaries on what the Hormuz Crisis means for different parts of the world in terms of oil and gas.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
In some races, members of the Opinion team wrote separate commentaries about the races elaborating on their thoughts about the candidates.
—The Editorial Board, Daily News, 23 May 2026
Church’s landscapes from those traumatic years functioned as commentaries on the conflict’s course.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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
To go with touring, acting, and writing, Gaffigan also does commentaries for CBS Sunday Morning.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
While Bright Lights is a clinically sound and narratively solid depiction of a sickness, this movie adaptation lacks the novel’s deliciously acerbic descriptions of New York’s sick social scene as well as its protagonist’s self-aware commentaries.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
These Jones pieces and several others are accompanied by audio commentaries on which animation historians Michael Barrier, Greg Ford, and Eric Goldberg provide valuable context.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Christian B. Miller, The Conversation, 4 June 2026
There have been some excellent commentaries on what the Hormuz Crisis means for different parts of the world in terms of oil and gas.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 26 May 2026
In some races, members of the Opinion team wrote separate commentaries about the races elaborating on their thoughts about the candidates.
—The Editorial Board, Daily News, 23 May 2026
Church’s landscapes from those traumatic years functioned as commentaries on the conflict’s course.
—Sebastian Smee, New Yorker, 4 May 2026
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
To go with touring, acting, and writing, Gaffigan also does commentaries for CBS Sunday Morning.
—Patrick Damp, CBS News, 22 Apr. 2026
While Bright Lights is a clinically sound and narratively solid depiction of a sickness, this movie adaptation lacks the novel’s deliciously acerbic descriptions of New York’s sick social scene as well as its protagonist’s self-aware commentaries.
—Duane Byrge, HollywoodReporter, 1 Apr. 2026
These Jones pieces and several others are accompanied by audio commentaries on which animation historians Michael Barrier, Greg Ford, and Eric Goldberg provide valuable context.
—Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 17 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentaries
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The report compiled by the Star-Telegram contains data from May 31 through June 6 and 96 inspections.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 June 2026
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The National Weather Service said tornadoes had been confirmed in mostly rural areas southwest of Chicago, with some preliminary reports of buildings damaged in Streator, a manufacturing and farm city about 100 miles away.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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Potentially dangerous heat and high humidity arrived Thursday and was expected to continue Friday for a swath of the East Coast from the mid-Atlantic to the Northeast, where daily high record temperatures could be broken in numerous places, the weather service said.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
12 June 2026
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California public records request Willows officials on March 18 initiated a mediation request regarding the law enforcement services contract with the Sheriff’s Office.—
Rosalio Ahumada,
Sacbee.com,
12 June 2026
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Just look at the initial whitewash of the Watergate scandal at Richard Nixon's library and the minimal account at Bill Clinton's library of his impeachment.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
15 June 2026
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The differing accounts underscore a significant gap between how the US and Iran are describing the next steps in negotiations.—
Tal Shalev,
CNN Money,
15 June 2026
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Whitney Plantation hosts two permanent exhibits, one of which gives an overview about the history of the Transatlantic Slave Trade and another that focuses on the history of slavery in Louisiana.—
USA TODAY Network,
USA Today,
10 June 2026
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Birds of America is my imperfect attempt to show that history can’t be buried forever, and that what happens to one of us happens, in some way, to all of us.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 June 2026
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