COMMENTATES Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

commentates

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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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As well as hearing the audio of the Princess, the three-part doc series explains how and when they were recorded, and the extraordinary lengths Diana went to in order to ensure her story could be heard.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
As Madison explains, picking her first post-Oscar gig definitely stressed her out, but her desire to grow her career and range (a la Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert) helped push her to take on the project.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of explains

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Rao wrote and co-produced the comedy, and nobody in it utters a line.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Oct. 2026
Over the course of Decay, Godflesh‘s 10th and supposedly penultimate album, frontman Justin Broadrick utters less than 150 words total in just 42 minutes.

— Kory Grow, Rolling Stone, 24 Sep. 2026

Definition of utters

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Lines that might otherwise seem primed for raucous laughter — a neurologist who expounds on the joys of Swiss bread?

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 14 Sep. 2026
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

Definition of expounds

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The Justice Department also says Beijing is determined to sway American public opinion in its favor by cultivating relationships with political figures seen as having access to the levers of power.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 6 Oct. 2026
Bravata says none of the cameras or the crew for the photoshoot were from the show.

— Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of says

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If an adversary can influence the context through which the system interprets that identity, the security issue becomes more serious than generating an inappropriate answer.

— Carlo Tortora Brayda, Forbes.com, 28 Sep. 2026
Early internet speculation interprets this as a message to Game of Thrones actor Sophie Turner, who lived in Swift’s Tribeca apartment in September 2023 as Turner was divorcing singer Joe Jonas.

— Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 25 Sep. 2026

Definition of interprets

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Jack Wolf Westwood Lincoln Riley talks a big game about excelling in the Big Ten, but in losing badly to Oregon and its backup quarterback, USC probably couldn’t win the Pac-12 this year.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Oct. 2026
An agent that confidently approves the wrong payment, escalates an unstable interaction or quietly talks a user into a bad decision belongs in a different category.

— Puneet Gaur, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026

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