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
This excerpt includes the book’s preface and the lyrics and commentaries for six songs.
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John Darnielle, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
Raimondo wrote daily commentaries attacking the war, and Garris linked to stories from around the world.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025
All three films include commentaries from key contributors like cinematographer Eliot Rockett, production designer Tom Hammock, and set decorator Kelsi Ephraim, along with featurettes about the making of each film.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
By the end of the fourteenth century, the list of commentaries was long.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
China had responded to her comments with vitriol in state media commentaries, bans on Japanese seafood, a halt in Japanese movie releases and a warning to citizens not to visit Japan.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
State media has since published a barrage of scathing commentaries and editorials, while rampant social media discussion has disparaged Takaichi, Japan’s first woman prime minister.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Once again this year, fourth grade teachers around the county turned their classrooms into recording studios, and their students submitted outstanding stories, interviews and commentaries for NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.
—Jordan Owens, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
John Darnielle, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2025
Raimondo wrote daily commentaries attacking the war, and Garris linked to stories from around the world.
—John Seiler, Oc Register, 7 Dec. 2025
All three films include commentaries from key contributors like cinematographer Eliot Rockett, production designer Tom Hammock, and set decorator Kelsi Ephraim, along with featurettes about the making of each film.
—Brian Tallerico, Vulture, 25 Nov. 2025
By the end of the fourteenth century, the list of commentaries was long.
—Claudia Roth Pierpont, New Yorker, 24 Nov. 2025
China had responded to her comments with vitriol in state media commentaries, bans on Japanese seafood, a halt in Japanese movie releases and a warning to citizens not to visit Japan.
—Reuters, NBC news, 24 Nov. 2025
State media has since published a barrage of scathing commentaries and editorials, while rampant social media discussion has disparaged Takaichi, Japan’s first woman prime minister.
—Simone McCarthy, CNN Money, 15 Nov. 2025
Once again this year, fourth grade teachers around the county turned their classrooms into recording studios, and their students submitted outstanding stories, interviews and commentaries for NPR's Student Podcast Challenge.
—Jordan Owens, NPR, 4 Oct. 2025
Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentaries
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Calls for a nationwide boycott trended for weeks, and effigies of the actor were burned, according to local media reports.—
Rhea Mogul,
CNN Money,
9 Nov. 2025
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Fox News Digital's Michael Ruiz and the Associated Press contributed to this report.—
Jasmine Baehr,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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Jail records show Gatica faces charges of DUI causing death or bodily injury and hit-and-run causing death or bodily injury.—
Greg Wehner , Bill Melugin,
FOXNews.com,
10 Nov. 2025
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To date, the agency has investigated 408 fatal incidents resulting in 454 deaths on Arkansas highways, state police records say.—
Daniel McFadin,
Arkansas Online,
10 Nov. 2025
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My Seven Mothers is an eye-opening account of the challenges and possibilities connected with liberation and radical social change during the 1970s.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
10 Nov. 2025
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The attendees—thirty- and forty-somethings who are members of the bank’s Private Wealth Management (PWM) division, which boasts an average account size of over $75 million—gathered to hash out their anxiety and excitement.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
9 Nov. 2025
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Idaho has history of laws targeting trans people Over the past several years, the Idaho Legislature and lawmakers across the country have passed a series of bills targeting transgender youth and adults, several of which are now being litigated.—
Becca Savransky,
Idaho Statesman,
10 Jan. 2026
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Trump’s words and actions now have observers reaching for the history books.—
Nathan Hodge,
CNN Money,
10 Jan. 2026
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“Commentaries.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentaries. Accessed 12 Jan. 2026.
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