commentating

Definition of commentatingnext
present participle of commentate

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • The Iranian sailors are interpreting operational instructions, manuals and logs for their Sri Lankan counterparts.
    Bharatha Mallawarachi, Los Angeles Times, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The performances play as variations on a theme — musicians interpreting the same songbook standard in a different key.
    Scott Roxborough, HollywoodReporter, 5 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • French senior officials, speaking anonymously on the ongoing talks, said the Netherlands, Italy and Greece had shown interest and that Spain might be involved in some way.
    SAM McNEIL, Arkansas Online, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Students celebrated Monday, with some speaking about dreaming of someday standing on the Oscars stage, too.
    Vanessa Murdock, CBS News, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • The software includes editing tools for inserting text, annotating, merging, splitting, compressing, and watermarking PDFs.
    StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026
  • After compiling and annotating my own list of the 100 best movies of the past century—broken down by decade, 10 pictures in each—I’m here to reassure you that there’s no such thing as the wrong taste.
    Stephanie Zacharek, Time, 24 Feb. 2026
Verb
  • All four former presidents denied talking to Trump about the strikes to NBC News, however.
    Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 17 Mar. 2026
  • Leadership is not just the voice who’s talking.
    Benjamin Royer, Oc Register, 17 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • Gassert disagreed with Dominguez’s decision to kick Oliveros out of the house, explaining that an agent’s morality shouldn’t be conditional.
    Tyler Carmona, Miami Herald, 11 Mar. 2026
  • Now, the Connecticut state legislature is moving to control the curriculum of all schools in the state without explaining why politicians know better than parents how to educate their children.
    Nicholas Tampio, Hartford Courant, 10 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • That’s despite analysts saying that spiraling oil prices due to Persian Gulf production blockages are benefiting the Russian economy.
    Rebecca Johnson, Chicago Tribune, 17 Mar. 2026
  • No one on the board is saying the First District should not get the funds.
    Tony Saavedra, Oc Register, 17 Mar. 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
  • This included not commenting when asked specifically about the possibility of layoffs at the school.
    Helen I. Bennett, Hartford Courant, 13 Mar. 2026
  • Users across TikTok and X (formerly Twitter) weighed in with opinions about the post and the broader culture of commenting on people’s bodies.
    Hanna Wickes, Charlotte Observer, 13 Mar. 2026
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“Commentating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentating. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.

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