commentaries

plural of commentary

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Recent Examples of commentaries My irritation was not with the charge itself but with how some of the commentaries about it invoked as evidence Vance’s wish to be buried in the country graveyard where generations of his ancestors already rest. — Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026 Postmortem commentaries on the campaign agreed that many factors were at play in Sinclair’s loss — FDR had kept his distance and progressive candidate Raymond Haight siphoned off votes from Sinclair — but Hollywood proudly took credit. — Thomas Doherty, HollywoodReporter, 19 Sep. 2026 Two years ago, Shen Anyu, a voice actor who earns a living from narrating news commentaries and other short programs, began noticing an alarming number of videos on social-media platforms that seemed to feature his voice without his permission. — Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 19 Sep. 2026 Jim Cramer talked about the situation in two commentaries, here and here , that went out to CNBC Investing Club members yesterday, and a third one sent out this morning . — Jeff Marks, CNBC, 14 Sep. 2026 Subscribe here for distinctive and exclusive stories and commentaries. — Kristine Phillips, IndyStar, 8 Sep. 2026 Hundreds of news stories, commentaries and uncountable hours in meetings have been committed to the debate over what that redevelopment should be and what can pencil out. — Michael Smolens, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Sep. 2026 Mittelman also recorded some 200 brief commentaries on especially significant productions. — Andres Viglucci, Miami Herald, 21 Aug. 2026 Additionally, several legal and policy commentaries stress that the absence of direct consumer refunds reflects statutory and administrative constraints rather than a deliberate effort to deny households relief. — Business Columnist, Los Angeles Times, 6 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentaries
Noun
  • Officers responding to a report of a stabbing found Dodge, who was pronounced dead at the scene.
    — Daniel Hunt, Sacbee.com, 17 Oct. 2026
  • The transfer follows a report that Combs received special perks and the rapper’s hospitalization with a head injury.
    — Andrea Flores, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The company held a record-setting initial public offering in June, and Musk is not able to sell or trade the bulk of his stock until June 2027 because of lockup provisions.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
  • No Bad Memories is an unusual gambit; by my count, there are 12 interstitial sketches to the record’s 14 proper songs.
    — Philip Sherburne, Pitchfork, 20 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • Seed ‘innovation accounts’ with $5,000, and that’s $28,635 in gains.
    — Sarah Cannon, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Click here to login/register your account Digital subscriber?
    — Washington Examiner, The Washington Examiner, 17 Oct. 2026
Noun
  • The worst security failure in the country’s history raised troubling questions about whether the financial lifeline helped to sustain Hamas’s grip on power and, in turn, enabled it to carry out the assault.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Speed is now free, which means, for the first time in history, speed is worthless.
    — Matt Alt, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2026

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“Commentaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentaries. Accessed 21 Oct. 2026.

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