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Recent Examples of commentate
Urban Meyer commentates before the game between the Indiana Hoosiers and the Ohio State Buckeyes at Ohio Stadium on November 23, 2024 in Columbus, Ohio.
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Chiney Ogwumike, who played for the Los Angeles Sparks, has since become a basketball analyst and host for ESPN; Haley Jones, a guard for the Dallas Wings, has also commentated for NBA TV and the WNBA finals.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2025
Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd, a documentary commentating their silver anniversary, was also released on July 8.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Up in the media centre, the fastest Englishman of them all, Mark Wood — whose quickest spells have always come with an older ball — had the perfect view of his pace colleague while commentating for the BBC’s Test Match Special radio show.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Evan Massey, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Aug. 2025
Chiney Ogwumike, who played for the Los Angeles Sparks, has since become a basketball analyst and host for ESPN; Haley Jones, a guard for the Dallas Wings, has also commentated for NBA TV and the WNBA finals.
—Emma Burleigh, Fortune, 29 July 2025
Simple Plan: The Kids in the Crowd, a documentary commentating their silver anniversary, was also released on July 8.
—Devon Ivie, Vulture, 18 July 2025
Up in the media centre, the fastest Englishman of them all, Mark Wood — whose quickest spells have always come with an older ball — had the perfect view of his pace colleague while commentating for the BBC’s Test Match Special radio show.
—Paul Newman, New York Times, 11 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentate
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Here, Renzi explains how long the doc was in the works, why family members didn’t participate, and how Marco of all people helped Sheen to get off crack.—
Lynette Rice,
Deadline,
13 Sep. 2025
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At a time when contentious words dominate our conversations—think insurrection and fascism and fake news and woke—the need for dictionaries to chronicle and explain language, and serve as its watchdog, has never been greater.—
Stefan Fatsis,
The Atlantic,
13 Sep. 2025
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In addition to testimony about Tammy's physical health, Emma also spoke about her father's religious beliefs, saying that her mother shared them.—
Jessica Sager,
PEOPLE,
9 Sep. 2025
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The company also spoke about NVLink Fusion, a rack-scale scale up fabric, shown in concept below.—
Thomas Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
9 Sep. 2025
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Implement explainability tools that surface the logic behind AI decisions, establish clear accountability frameworks and train leadership on how to interpret AI behavior.—
Christer Holloman,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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Without critical thinking, learners struggle to interpret information, resist misleading narratives, or build the confidence needed to succeed on tests, in careers, and in civic life.—
Sixteen Ramos,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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Kaivan Shroff, a 2024 delegate for Harris, said the former vice president has the right to tell the story of her campaign, as does Biden, who has conducted a few interviews and speeches since leaving office.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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Cox said there was no information leading authorities to believe there was a second person involved.—
Amanda Lee Myers,
USA Today,
11 Sep. 2025
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Landsat/Copernicus/Google Earth A satellite image provided by Google Earth and annotated by Newsweek shows Charlie Kirk's location at the time of his shooting and the nearby Losee Center on the campus of Utah Valley University in Orem, Utah.—
Amanda Castro
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Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
10 Sep. 2025
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Users can annotate PDFs and ebooks right on the device.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
8 Sep. 2025
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Crunch talks The industry split on this issue comes as auto bosses prepare to meet the EU’s von der Leyen on Friday.—
Sam Meredith,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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What To Include In Your Martial Conversations When talking to legal counsel, be as specific as possible.—
Michael Gargiulo,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The supplemental essays are a critical opportunity for students to share their voice and expound on their candidacy.—
Christopher Rim,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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In 1882, Junius Henri Browne, a writer for Harper’s Magazine, expounded on a highly relatable problem.—
Christopher Bonanos,
Curbed,
11 Aug. 2025
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In recent months, tariffs modestly contributed to the uptick in overall inflation, analysts previously told ABC News, but overall price increases owed largely to a rise in housing and food products with little connection to Trump’s levies.—
Max Zahn,
ABC News,
11 Sep. 2025
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Kaivan Shroff, a 2024 delegate for Harris, said the former vice president has the right to tell the story of her campaign, as does Biden, who has conducted a few interviews and speeches since leaving office.—
Mabinty Quarshie,
The Washington Examiner,
11 Sep. 2025
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“Commentate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentate. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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