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
Meanwhile, the commentaries sound designer Ben Burtt also did the original Star Wars trilogy molding in the Disney vault.
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Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025
To enrich the engagement, both audiences, artists and celebrities recorded exclusive commentaries for each of the 32 artifacts, offering the public a completely new lens on the collection.
—Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
Larsen shared her weekly commentaries on the air at WVXU-FM radio from 1994 to 2002.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
How the inextricable combinations of lyrical narratives and distortion-addled arrangements served as salient commentaries on authoritarian power and artificial intelligence, as well as science denialism, knee-bending capitulation and unrestrained wealth.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Eckhardt’s commentaries on God and scripture are dense and recursive, breaking ideas into component parts, placing them onto higher and lower planes, making hierarchies and triads out of them until eventually becoming something like an investigation into being and nothingness themselves.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Bethy Squires, Vulture, 1 Sep. 2025
To enrich the engagement, both audiences, artists and celebrities recorded exclusive commentaries for each of the 32 artifacts, offering the public a completely new lens on the collection.
—Footwear News, 25 Aug. 2025
Larsen shared her weekly commentaries on the air at WVXU-FM radio from 1994 to 2002.
—Jeff Suess, The Enquirer, 21 Aug. 2025
How the inextricable combinations of lyrical narratives and distortion-addled arrangements served as salient commentaries on authoritarian power and artificial intelligence, as well as science denialism, knee-bending capitulation and unrestrained wealth.
—Bob Gendron, Chicago Tribune, 20 Aug. 2025
Eckhardt’s commentaries on God and scripture are dense and recursive, breaking ideas into component parts, placing them onto higher and lower planes, making hierarchies and triads out of them until eventually becoming something like an investigation into being and nothingness themselves.
—Jon Raymond
august 5, Literary Hub, 5 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentaries
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The Rebels have not listed him on their recent availability reports, but ESPN reported early Saturday that Simmons will be a game-time decision.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Sep. 2025
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Declining soil moisture and low streamflow are leading to stress on crops and livestock in the Midwest, according to an online report from DTN Weather.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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So, now going to the club with records playing, playing for kids that were not alive when some of these songs came out and watching a really great young DJ like Cosmo play this music from the same era with her own slant on it.—
Steve Baltin,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The report said that water storage in Washington’s five reservoirs in the Yakima River Basin has dropped sharply, bringing levels, at times, to some of the lowest measured since record-keeping started in 1971.—
Doyle Rice,
USA Today,
14 Sep. 2025
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The Nepalese government, citing concerns over fake accounts, hate speech, disinformation and fraud, said the measures were to ensure accountability and make operators responsible for content on their platforms.—
Nir Kshetri,
The Conversation,
14 Sep. 2025
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The index takes into account such factors as electoral processes, government functioning, political participation, political culture, and civil liberties.—
Sofía Benavides,
CNN Money,
14 Sep. 2025
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The barebones campaign website of Brad Gaines touts his history as a football player in high school and at Vanderbilt University.—
David Mark,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Doctors struggle to access complete patient histories, researchers spend months cleaning inconsistent datasets, and hospitals face spiraling costs just to keep outdated systems running.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Commentaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentaries. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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