commentating

Definition of commentatingnext
present participle of commentate

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Styled by Lotta Volkova, the cast includes the likes of Pierre Francois Jacob playing Turlington’s husband; Penelope Ternes and Kaplan Hani as their daughter and son; Edoardo Sebastianelli and Lina Zhang interpreting their respective partners, and Fatou Kebbeh as their friend.
    Sandra Salibian, Footwear News, 16 Feb. 2026
  • As Texas Attorney General, the office plays a critical role in interpreting and enforcing the Public Information Act (PIA), which ensures government transparency by allowing citizens to access public records.
    Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • Last week, according to WBD, a person speaking on Paramount’s behalf told a Warner board member that Paramount would agree to pay $31 per share if the two sides held deal talks.
    Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
  • The airlines are speaking to the passengers directly, and the airlines are not reporting those numbers to the FBI.
    Scott MacFarlane, CBS News, 16 Feb. 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
  • Kato is talking with local schools about turning Mardi Gras bead-making into a community project.
    TRAVIS LOLLER, Arkansas Online, 16 Feb. 2026
  • As kids get older, this transparency can cross over into talking honestly about social situations, financial decisions, or household values and responsibilities.
    Dina Gachman, Parents, 16 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • And Page [McConnell]is sitting backstage with him in one of the dressing rooms explaining that.
    Alison Weinflash, Rolling Stone, 18 Feb. 2026
  • Beyond Herrington, current Amazon CEO Andy Jassy has prioritized teaching and explaining Bezos’s principles internally, even launching video explanations of each one to help employees interpret them.
    Sydney Lake, Fortune, 18 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • The Department of Homeland Security is continuing to fight Vedam’s release, saying in a statement Monday that the vacation of his conviction will not deter its efforts.
    Elizabeth Wolfe, CNN Money, 17 Feb. 2026
  • Maybe Whitney Halberstram is a construction, just like his detractors have been saying all along.
    Amanda Whiting, Vulture, 16 Feb. 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
  • Simply Nature Butter fared well in our taste test, with several editors commenting on the smooth and creamy texture and nice balance of salty and nutty flavors.
    Melinda Salchert, Southern Living, 21 Feb. 2026
  • Throughout the thread, dog owners shared their own pets’ surprising DNA results, with some commenting that pit bulls are known to have a wire-haired recessive gene, which may explain Cappy's coat.
    Michele Laufik, Martha Stewart, 19 Feb. 2026
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“Commentating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentating. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.

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