commentate

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Recent Examples of commentate Michael Johnson commentating for the BBC at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in 2022. Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025 Scotland-Williamson, 31, has since helped commentate on three Super Bowls with the BBC and UK radio station talkSPORT, as well as the annual NFL games played in London. Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025 Beyond that, the iconic rapper and presenter is a part of NBC’s commentating team, currently up in the stands with Hoda Kotb and Team Biles, Simone’s family. Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 July 2024 Broadcasters Patrick Johnson and Mike Mullis could be heard commentating during the moment. Charlotte Phillipp, People.com, 9 Mar. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commentate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentate
Verb
  • The woman explained the extensive interviewing process as well as her concerns with pursuing the opportunity on the community forum Mumsnet.
    Brian Anthony Hernandez, People.com, 13 July 2025
  • Another royal source explained that layoffs were inevitable for the former royal family members.
    Lissete Lanuza Sáenz, StyleCaster, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • Their stories—rooted in resilience, strategy, faith, and fire—speak directly to Black women and girls watching, learning, and preparing to take their place in the lineage of excellence.
    Shelby Stewart, Essence, 10 July 2025
  • The Athletic spoke to several Canadian sports fans, some of them Bills season-ticket holders, who declined to be interviewed over fears their comments could be used against them at the border.
    Tim Graham, New York Times, 9 July 2025
Verb
  • The Wisconsin Supreme Court has taken up nearly a dozen cases challenging and interpreting the governor's partial veto power.
    Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 7 July 2025
  • The move was widely interpreted as a subtle yet clear acknowledgment of her identity as the woman referenced in the song.
    Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 7 July 2025
Verb
  • Two men are dead following a shooting in Dundalk on Monday, Baltimore County Police say.
    Racquel Bazos, Baltimore Sun, 8 July 2025
  • Officials say 27 campers and counselors died at Camp Mystic, including young girls from various states.
    Preston Fore, Fortune, 8 July 2025
Verb
  • This collection is annotated with the weight of each fish.
    Mike Raabe, Outdoor Life, 2 July 2025
  • The company has a trove of around 100,000 videos of cows that have been annotated and scored by veterinarians for observed health, and are used for training the models.
    Chris Stokel-Walker, Fortune, 26 June 2025
Verb
  • Not talking an exceptionally high level; not the top-shelf stuff.
    Mirjam Swanson, Oc Register, 14 July 2025
  • General manager Rob Pelinka of the Los Angeles Lakers talks with media during a press conference at Staples Center on August 10, 2021 in Los Angeles, California.
    Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 13 July 2025
Verb
  • The Brand Anthropologist seems like someone who really buys into and expounds on the power of advertising.
    Hazlitt, Hazlitt, 9 July 2025
  • Means then garnered a large following online by expounding on health information aligning with the Make America Healthy Again movement.
    Joseph Choi, The Hill, 16 June 2025
Verb
  • The 21-year-old running back was arrested and charged with misdemeanor battery (domestic) in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., on Saturday, July 12, the Fort Lauderdale Police Department told PEOPLE.
    Escher Walcott, People.com, 13 July 2025
  • An attorney told the Herald/Times her client was detained by federal immigration agents after a routine-check in at an ICE field office.
    Ana Ceballos, Miami Herald, 13 July 2025

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“Commentate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentate. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.

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