commentated

verb

past tense of commentate
1
as in annotated

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2
as in spoke

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentated
  1. annotated
  2. stated
  3. explained
  4. uttered
  5. interpreted
  6. talked
  7. glossed
  8. said
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  • In each collection only a selection of poems has been annotated, which seems somehow significant.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Social media users are documenting their journeys through the classics, from first-time reads inspired by screen adaptations to annotated rereads ahead of their premieres.
    — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of annotated
Verb
  • Talarico also stated his opposition to transgender student-athletes competing in girls’ sports in a Fox News interview in September, drawing progressive criticism.
    — Emma Specter, Vogue, 26 Oct. 2026
  • Appearing with Bass at an event at his Palisades Village shopping center last week, Caruso voiced concerns over Raman’s stated intention to replace Los Angeles Police Department Chief Jim McDonnell.
    — Noah Goldberg, Los Angeles Times, 26 Oct. 2026
Definition of stated
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  • As i4cp research analyst Katheryn Brekken explained, employees who know they’re being monitored may resort to performative behaviors, such as jiggling their mouse to appear active, rather than focusing on meaningful work.
    — Adithyan RK, Forbes.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Wade explained his initial defense of the statue in an essay posted to his Substack on Friday.
    — Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of explained
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  • All of which is to say, some of the ’90s slang collected by the students at UCLA may very well have been uttered by Marymount students.
    — Jonathan Van Meter, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2026
  • Nothing was uttered on today’s call in the specific realm of talent relationships about former CCO Bajaria.
    — Dominic Patten, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of uttered
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  • No, the Foos didn’t augment their lineup with a synth of a saxophone player, instead lead guitarist Chris Shiflett interpreted that famous riff.
    — Lars Brandle, Billboard, 30 Oct. 2026
  • That layer cake is impossible to precisely chart from the surface, but engineers sent sound waves into the ground and interpreted what echoed up into rough maps.
    — Katie Worth, ProPublica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of interpreted
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  • Nevada and his parents are Black, as is the official who talked to police, according to footage of the incident.
    — Brian Bell, The Orlando Sentinel, 29 Oct. 2026
  • Negating the new map On the trail, Jeffries and Garcia talked less about their relationship.
    — Nicholas Wu, semafor.com, 27 Oct. 2026
Definition of talked
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  • Even a side order of Southern collard greens comes as a surprise, cooked until tender, then glossed with butter rather than swimming in potlikker.
    — John Kessler, Chicago Tribune, 8 Sep. 2026
  • Scotland glossed up the scoreline with two more tries in the last six minutes by Cummings and Dobie again to send home a crowd of 55,000 happy.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 18 July 2026
Definition of glossed
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  • Brennan said his letter was based on direction offered by the United States Conference of Catholic Bishops in November.
    — Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Slide 1 of 15 The entries included license plate numbers, descriptions of vehicles and descriptions of law enforcement personnel Willie Herndon believed were following him, the complaint said.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 25 Oct. 2026
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