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 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 Later commentaries describe the relics that came out of the Buddha’s ashes as glittering jewels — some as small as mustard seeds and others resembling gems or golden nuggets. —

Deepa Bharath, Los Angeles Times, 1 Mar. 2026 Northeastern University School of Law’s Public Health Advocacy Institute (PHAI) has argued through litigation and commentaries that sports betting is a public health concern due to its addictive qualities, aggressive marketing by companies, and the ease of placing a bet through an app. —

Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 24 Feb. 2026 Judge Biery’s footnote directing readers to Blackstone’s commentaries and Magna Carta may be intended to give a remedial lesson to members of the administration. —

A.o. Scott, New York Times, 3 Feb. 2026

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Noun

The report, which was reviewed by The Times, blamed the issue on lax oversight and confusion among officers about when they were required to turn on their cameras.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 8 May 2026
Rachel Barber Oil prices continued to fall Thursday on reports that Iranian officials are reviewing a peace framework that could help end the war and reopen the Strait of Hormuz.

— Michael Loria, USA Today, 8 May 2026