COMMENTATES Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

commentates

verb

present tense third-person singular of commentate

as in annotates

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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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Viewed separately, each signal explains one part of the story.

— Suresh Rajapakse, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
Trump’s preference for immediate gratification explains many of his decisions, including defunding scientific and medical research, accelerating fossil-fuel emissions, and denigrating American soft power globally.

— Jonathan Chait, The Atlantic, 14 Sep. 2026

Definition of explains

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In Japanese, the hero utters the name of the series to a villain in a parting one liner.

— Gene Park, Washington Post, 23 Aug. 2026
At the film’s end, Abbie Cornish as Fanny hears secondhand about Keats’s death and utters a cry that is almost too much to bear — a cry that feels too real.

— Sarah Chihaya, Vulture, 16 July 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
In the latter category is the childhood home of Mary (Renate Reinsve), a psychiatrist who confidently expounds her therapeutic philosophy in her sessions with clients and on late-night TV commercials promoting her self-help audio cassette tapes.

— Peter Tonguette, The Washington Examiner, 6 June 2026

Definition of expounds

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The number of products deployed or dollars spent says little about an organization’s ability to withstand an attack.

— Shane Buckley, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2026
The suit says La Strada twice raised concerns with Hoskins, but his Capitol security badge then was deactivated before a hearing in the case and he was fired effective May 1.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 15 Sep. 2026

Definition of says

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Weighing generates data, packaging uses it to optimize processes and quality, while AI interprets it to predict issues, reduce waste and improve efficiency.

— Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 14 Sep. 2026
The agent continuously interprets intent, adapts outreach, and advances conversations until human involvement creates the most value.

— Harvard Business Review, Harvard Business Review, 4 Sep. 2026

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