COMMENTATING Synonyms: 62 Similar and Opposite Words

commentating

verb

present participle of commentate

as in interpreting

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as in speaking

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Verb

Zuraitis sounds confident and poised belting R&B, crooning standards, or interpreting pop tunes.

— Andrew Gilbert, Mercury News, 31 July 2026
Instead, focus on consistently scanning the environment, interpreting signals through the lens of your organization’s unique strengths and responding with thoughtful action.

— Dr. William Morice, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026

Definition of interpreting

Verb

However, speaking to the media on Friday after playing a key role in the appointment of Stokes’ and McCullum’s successors, Joe Root and Stephen Fleming, Key did not rule out the possibility of Stokes returning to the side in future.

— Nick Miller, New York Times, 31 July 2026
Washington residents chose an Amazon delivery van, speaking to Seattle’s tech economy.

— Ella Gonzales, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 31 July 2026

Definition of speaking

Verb

Over the past several months, startups have stepped in to supply that demand by collecting and annotating videos from thousands of contract workers around the world.

— Stephanie Yang, CNN Money, 4 Apr. 2026
The software covers standard PDF tasks like editing text, inserting images, annotating documents, and merging or splitting files.

— StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 26 Mar. 2026

Definition of annotating

Verb

Federal Reserve Chairman Kevin Warsh has been talking a big game for months about fighting inflation, but failure to signal an intention to follow through soon has Wall Street questioning his commitment to price stability.

— Jason Ma, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Slot has stayed quiet and out of the limelight since he was sacked by Liverpool a week after the end of his second season in charge, instead choosing to do the talking in his own head.

— Gregg Evans, New York Times, 31 July 2026

Definition of talking

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At its investor day in June, Honeywell Aerospace spent time explaining their strategy to transform their supply chain, including better planning, factory throughput and the embrace of AI tools.

— Zev Fima,Kevin Stankiewicz, CNBC, 2 Aug. 2026
Meanwhile, the city will work on outreach to get vacant properties registered while putting together a guide explaining what the standards are for owners.

— Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of explaining

Verb

That contradicts what many publishers have been saying, though most publishers are of course wary of sharing too many proprietary numbers publicly.

— Samuel Axon, ArsTechnica, 1 Aug. 2026
After county planning officials issued a report stating construction wouldn’t impact the environment, Fish and Game countered, saying the report wasn’t thorough, and a qualified biologist will have to survey the site.

— Bay City News, Mercury News, 1 Aug. 2026

Definition of saying

Verb

The easy-to-use glossing treatment, which should be applied to damp hair and followed by a blow dryer to activate the frizz-fighting alpha acids, is a semi-permanent smoothing spray that basically creates a water-resistant shield to prevent flyaways—even in the most humid of places.

— Eva Thomas, InStyle, 9 Apr. 2026
Critchley, glossing Julian of Norwich, draws a distinction between seeing and seeing through creation, but this is a false dichotomy.

— Christian Wiman, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025

Definition of glossing

Verb

Malloy, who generally has avoided commenting on election-year politics since becoming the chancellor of the University of Maine, declined to be interviewed for this story.

— Keith M. Phaneuf, Hartford Courant, 3 Aug. 2026
The breach rocked sentiment on Crypto Twitter, with influencers and company executives commenting on its implications.

— Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2026

Definition of commenting

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