commentating

verb

present participle of commentate
1
as in interpreting

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2
as in speaking

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentating
  1. interpreting
  2. speaking
  3. annotating
  4. talking
  5. explaining
  6. saying
  7. glossing
  8. commenting
Verb
  • One way of interpreting the findings was that amyloid had been assigned too large a role in Alzheimer’s.
    — Manvir Singh, New Yorker, 2 Nov. 2026
  • However, interpreting their output remains difficult because the cameras generate millions of individual signals rather than recognizable images.
    — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of interpreting
Verb
  • There are some luminaries as well, but you’re never really told who’s speaking on the soundtrack.
    — Nina Metz, Chicago Tribune, 28 Oct. 2026
  • Dismissing the idea that they had been given a new peace proposal, the Iranian official speaking to the news agency said Tehran would show no flexibility on the nuclear issue.
    — Frank Andrews, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of speaking
Verb
  • Beyond scanning, iScanner includes PDF editing features for adding signatures, annotating documents, filling forms, and covering sensitive information.
    — StackCommerce Team, PC Magazine, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Much of that work involves collecting, annotating, and validating the data used to train machines to operate in the physical world.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of annotating
Verb
  • Higby's face was covered, and when talking to poll workers, O'Keefe referred to him as his wife.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 30 Oct. 2026
  • Higby’s face was covered, and when talking to poll workers, O’Keefe referred to him as his wife.
    — Mark Vancleave, Los Angeles Times, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of talking
Verb
  • Marysia gave her a handwritten letter explaining her new project—her printer was broken—and Daniel agreed to take some photos with her.
    — Olivia Kan-Sperling, Artforum, 1 Nov. 2026
  • Fu recalls, explaining that these families had helped her from the beginning and didn't want to see her work stop.
    — Sydney Lupkin, NPR, 1 Nov. 2026
Definition of explaining
Verb
  • Rosatom wants to bring nuclear power to that market, saying 38 of Africa’s 54 countries have coastlines suitable for its floating reactors.
    — Ruben Nyanguila, semafor.com, 30 Oct. 2026
  • But during an hourslong hearing on Tuesday, Carter expressed skepticism, saying that setting aside so many ballots could disenfranchise legitimate voters.
    — Sharon Bernstein, Sacbee.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of saying
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
Definition of glossing
Verb
  • Janones also urged supporters to avoid commenting on opponents’ posts, warning that engaging with their content could inadvertently boost its visibility through social media algorithms.
    — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Lopes was known by over 1 million followers across his Instagram, YouTube and Twitch accounts for commenting on and playing esports soccer.
    — Luke Chinman, PEOPLE, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of commenting
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