Thesaurus results for COMMENTARIES

commentaries

noun

plural of commentary

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 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

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The indictment is connected to King’s placement on administrative leave of a top commander who was one of two people whose report of the harassment of an office training coordinator spurred a criminal investigation.

— Emerson Clarridge, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 Oct. 2026
Constant reports of corruption and profiteering are a hallmark of his second term, and Democrats are readying literally countless investigations of him and his family, and their businesses and associates.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 31 Oct. 2026

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But compared to the majority of her work, which sprawls on the scale of landscapes, the compositions on this new record play out as finely filigreed miniatures.

— Sasha Geffen, Pitchfork, 3 Nov. 2026
In his comeback bid, Brown is trying to chart his own course and steer clear of national politics, emphasizing his record of taking on corporate interests.

— Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 3 Nov. 2026

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Early accounts of grassroots democracy in India describe how higher-caste landowners controlled the votes of their lower-caste dependents, sometimes even marking ballots that the voters had to authenticate with their thumbprints.

— Asim Ali, Time, 24 Oct. 2026
For example, someone could access your retirement account while your credit score remains unchanged.

— Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026

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