commentating

Definition of commentatingnext
present participle of commentate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentating
Verb
  • This excitement could be explained by the novelty of photos from space, but these images also distinguish themselves as products of astronauts experiencing these sights and interpreting them through their photographs.
    Christye Sisson, The Conversation, 13 Apr. 2026
  • The robots are also capable of identifying objects, detecting motion, interpreting emotional cues, and responding accordingly.
    Atharva Gosavi, Interesting Engineering, 9 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Broadly speaking, the panel was addressed to the arts, not only the visual arts but also all forms of writing, including journalism.
    John McPhee, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • The hosts are frequently seen with little makeup and shiny faces, speaking to each other from home offices or bare-bones studios.
    Brian Steinberg, Variety, 20 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
  • Is there an art to talking to famous people who are famously stoic about their personal life and famously put up boundaries everywhere?
    David Fear, Rolling Stone, 20 Apr. 2026
  • There’s Larry Gagosian talking with Richard Serra with Tony Shafrazi in front of them.
    Jerry Saltz, Vulture, 20 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Jacqueline Ferrara, a Garland Police Department forensic biology and DNA analyst, testified remotely, explaining how evidence in this case was collected and tested at a Texas Department of Public Safety crime lab in early 2023.
    Lauren Crawford, CBS News, 14 Apr. 2026
  • While inside the bank, Connie secretly begged for help by writing a note explaining the situation and giving it to the bank teller.
    Caroline Blair, PEOPLE, 14 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • Using a Negroni and up to two glasses of Malbec, get through pre-appetizer chitchat, group ordering, salad, entrées, dessert, all the way to the Uber ride home, without oversharing or otherwise saying anything that will result in an emotional hangover the next morning.
    Charles Yu, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
  • Minutes later, dispatchers received another call saying that the suspect was a relative of the caller and that about nine people lived inside the home.
    Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 20 Apr. 2026
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
Verb
  • Michaels addressed SNL‘s strong political bent as the sketch comedy traditionally kicks off its episodes with a pointed cold open commenting on current events.
    Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 15 Apr. 2026
  • Reinhart is among the center's specialists, urging people to pay no attention to social media pundits commenting on the seasonal outlooks who emphasize the potential dimming effect El Niño can have on would-be storms.
    Dinah Voyles Pulver, USA Today, 15 Apr. 2026
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“Commentating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentating. Accessed 22 Apr. 2026.

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