commentates

verb

present tense third-person singular of commentate
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as in annotates

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as in speaks

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  1. annotates
  2. speaks
  3. explains
  4. utters
  5. expounds
  6. says
  7. interprets
  8. talks
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  • Pretending to be the smart person who annotates their books can lead to becoming that person.
    — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2025
Definition of annotates
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  • All in all, the report speaks to a continuing surge in music’s global popularity.
    — Jem Aswad, Variety, 16 July 2026
  • Lifelong Phillies fan Miles Teller speaks on the field prior to the MLB All-Star Game on July 14 in Philadelphia.
    — Brendan Le, PEOPLE, 16 July 2026
Definition of speaks
Verb
  • There are a lot of caveats that education reporter Martha Dalton explains neatly for us.
    — Cassidy Alexander, AJC.com, 22 July 2026
  • All of that perhaps explains why Rodgers, who grew up in an evangelical Christian environment, may have rejected his family for a time.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of explains
Verb
  • Halfway through, Mando is captured by Clone Wars’ bounty hunter Embo, who was voiced by Filoni on the show but never utters so much as a single line of dialogue here.
    — Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 22 May 2026
  • Yet Cornelius Krull, the patriarch, speaks only a German dialect and never utters more than two words.
    — Andreas Wiseman, Deadline, 14 May 2026
Definition of utters
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  • But Supreme Court scholars and the public alike seldom pay much attention to concurring opinions, in which a justice expounds on the views of their colleagues in the majority.
    — Austin Sarat, The Conversation, 9 July 2026
  • Jones also further expounds on the vampire’s wretched lineage and mythology through flashbacks.
    — Randy McMullen, Mercury News, 11 June 2026
Definition of expounds
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  • Defense says evidence is circumstantial, seeks lower bond Brown’s attorney, Bryan Hoeller, filed a motion on Tuesday seeking to reduce his bond, which had been set at $2 million.
    — Amy McDaniel, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 July 2026
  • The company says its CoSMo fusion systems are based on the magnetic mirror concept, which uses magnetic fields to confine high-temperature plasma.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 16 July 2026
Definition of says
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  • Haiken interprets this as evidence that customers remain confident the dealer network will continue supporting them.
    — Andrew J. Hawkins, The Verge, 10 July 2026
  • When a model reasons about revenue, that concept needs to carry the same meaning whether the agent pulls from a data warehouse, queries a CRM or interprets a downstream report.
    — Jay Limburn, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of interprets
Verb
  • Speaking from beyond the grave, Andy Warhol talks with Jasper Dean about the latter’s love for Beat poets and Cameron Winter.
    — Cassidy Sollazzo, Pitchfork, 13 July 2026
  • The Emmy nominee talks her introduction to horror and exploring the origins of the original killer.
    — Nick Romano, Entertainment Weekly, 13 July 2026
Definition of talks
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