commentating

Definition of commentatingnext
present participle of commentate

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Interestingly, the clip of the penguin proved something of a Rorschach test, with some viewing the creature as a lonely outcast, and others interpreting the penguin’s journey as a quest for adventure.
    Dani Di Placido, Forbes.com, 26 Jan. 2026
  • Understanding Latin America is not merely a requirement for interpreting headlines about Venezuela but a prerequisite for Americans to understand themselves and their place in the world.
    Ana L. Ros, The Conversation, 26 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Each class is a one- hour adventure of hearing and speaking another language.
    Kris Slugg, San Diego Union-Tribune, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Multiple Trumpworld insiders sounded the alarm on the issue while speaking with the Washington Examiner on Monday.
    Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 27 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
  • As the industry now begins talking seriously about agentic AI, a more independent and decision-capable form of artificial intelligence, the question is no longer whether AI will reshape cars, but how far it should be allowed to go.
    Peter Lyon, Forbes.com, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Many survivors have been helped by talking things through with a licensed psychotherapist.
    Jeanne Phillips, Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • Therefore, telling the story in graphic form on behalf of Ukrainians themselves, explaining the preconditions for Russia’s attempts to erase Ukraine as a sovereign country and Ukrainians as an ethnic group, became extremely relevant.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 29 Jan. 2026
  • Nicotine use had the strongest impact on heart health, explaining 34% of the link between late bedtime and heart disease.
    Dr. Joseph Wendt, ABC News, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • However, still some others doubt the idea, saying foreign intervention might push the country towards more chaos in long term.
    Somayeh Malekian, ABC News, 27 Jan. 2026
  • Meanwhile, the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension withdrew from the Good case earlier this month, saying the Justice Department had prevented state investigators from accessing evidence.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 27 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • 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
Verb
  • Office of Management and Budget policy prohibits executive branch officials from commenting on such releases early and in fact forbids public statements until 30 minutes after the release.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 9 Jan. 2026
  • Office of Management and Budget policy bars executive branch officials from commenting on or releasing market-moving economic statistics prior to their official publication, and also prohibits public statements until at least 30 minutes after release.
    Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 9 Jan. 2026
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“Commentating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentating. Accessed 31 Jan. 2026.

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