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
  • Consumer Guardian Group has anchored its work in that specific moment, speaking directly to owners who feel overwhelmed but still willing to fight back.
    Malana VanTyler, USA Today, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Several days after this event, right-wing podcaster Charlie Kirk was assassinated while speaking at Utah Valley University.
    Karen J. Leader, Sun Sentinel, 9 Mar. 2026
Verb
  • 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
  • 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
Verb
  • After all, talking to a defiant teen can be like tiptoeing through a minefield—the smallest misstep could set off an argument.
    Staff Author, Parents, 9 Mar. 2026
  • Live Nation was reportedly talking with other DOJ officials outside of the antitrust division looking to settle, though the case proceeded after Subramanian denied Live Nation’s motion to dismiss the case last month while cutting out some claims to narrow the suit.
    Ethan Millman, HollywoodReporter, 9 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
  • The force and frequency of Iranian missile launches will increase, and their range will become wider, state media cited the commander of the Revolutionary Guards Aerospace Force as saying on Monday.
    Thao Nguyen, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
  • No one’s comfortable saying that that pop music should be a bastion of the wealthy, but solutions to that are not free-market solutions.
    Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 10 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
  • Jamestown, Rhode Island — 'unique rural character' Yankee Magazine said that Jamestown, Rhode Island, is the sixth best small town in New England, commenting that the Conanicut Island town has a rustic aura, with vast stretches of farmland to bike through.
    Rin Velasco, The Providence Journal, 6 Mar. 2026
  • The Survivor alum's presence has divided fans, with many commenting their disdain over Hasselbeck's return to the Hot Topics table.
    Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 5 Mar. 2026
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“Commentating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentating. Accessed 14 Mar. 2026.

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