commentating

Definition of commentatingnext
present participle of commentate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentating
Verb
  • This perspective reflects her broader philosophy that people are active participants in their own process, capable of interpreting their internal signals with guidance rather than direction.
    Connie Etemadi, USA Today, 8 Jan. 2026
  • But interpreting this statistic has become more complicated with the crackdown on immigrants.
    Phillip Molnar, San Diego Union-Tribune, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • While speaking with officer Marvin Kirk Brown, who issued the warrant, the victims' parents said the minors were child actors who met Busfield on the set of the FOX series The Cleaning Lady, where Busfield served as a director, according to the arrest warrant.
    Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 10 Jan. 2026
  • These culturally sensitive classes are led by experienced Vietnamese educators and are tailored to the needs of Vietnamese-speaking families.
    MemorialCare Medical Group, Oc Register, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Researchers are counting on such advances to help power them in their grand quest of sequencing and annotating the world’s organisms.
    Glenn Zorpette, IEEE Spectrum, 4 Nov. 2025
  • Instead of annotating the text in the margins, use removable sticky notes to record your favorite quotes and thoughts.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Frankly, talking cost per use, the nail care hack pays for itself.
    Kyra Surgent, InStyle, 10 Jan. 2026
  • Seconds before the shooting, Good and her wife are seen talking to Ross.
    Allison Gordon, CNN Money, 10 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The leader of the Anti-Defamation League (ADL), an organization that fights antisemitism, is explaining his group's decision to set up a special project to monitor Zohran Mamdani, the mayor-elect of New York City.
    NPR, NPR, 7 Nov. 2025
  • Ukraine knows about the value of culture as soft power and spends a lot of money explaining to the world what’s going on in their country.
    Annika Pham, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Reyes defended the compensation, saying it was negotiated in good faith.
    Ivan Taylor, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
  • But Minneapolis Mayor Jacob Frey and other officials disputed the DHS claims, saying videos showed the woman driving away from agents, not aiming at them.
    Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 8 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Millie Bobby Brown is standing up for herself against headlines commenting on her appearance.
    Lori A Bashian, FOXNews.com, 6 Nov. 2025
  • While the moment is Hallmark-worthy, social media users have been commenting on Shante’s reaction during the rapper’s speech and presentation of the rings.
    Essence, Essence, 4 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Ladapo spent most of his speech expounding on his experience with psychotherapy and his relationship with his wife.
    Tom Bartlett, The Atlantic, 15 Nov. 2025
  • And expounding on them with some nice face-ripping-off guitar leads.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Commentating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentating. Accessed 11 Jan. 2026.

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