commentating

present participle of commentate

Example Sentences

Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentating
Verb
  • However, the video also shows King Charles and Kate Middleton sitting down while the guests clapped, which people are interpreting as a snub.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 25 Sep. 2025
  • The new puzzles are more complex than those from 2019, sometimes requiring the application of multiple rules, reasoning for multiple steps, or interpreting symbols.
    Matthew Hutson, IEEE Spectrum, 22 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • On their walk home, Pérez’s daughter leaned over her brother and chided him for speaking Spanish in public.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
  • In 2019, when speaking to Trunk Nation, McKagan said that following their massively successful Not in This Lifetime reunion tour, which saw Slash and McKagan return after nearly two decades, the band had an LP in the works.
    Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • 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
  • As long as annotating serves the reader a purpose, any style is fine, experts say.
    Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • She’s been talking to private equity about the idea of selling her practice.
    Kenzi Abou-Sabe, NBC news, 9 Oct. 2025
  • The show was born at a Mipcom dinner a couple of years back where Jonathan Shrank, TheSoul Publishing VP, Streaming & Content Partnerships, and Julia Rowlands, SVP Co-Productions, Sales and Acquisitions, Banijay Kids & Family, were talking abut their pets.
    John Hopewell, Variety, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The National Immigration Law Center recently published a guide explaining some of the potential risks of using the app, such as leaving the country without closing an immigration court case and becoming ineligible for a future visa.
    Melissa Sanchez, ProPublica, 10 Oct. 2025
  • Sometimes explaining one’s affinity for a specific Pokémon is difficult; since Satoshi Tajiri has been dreaming up these pet-warrior-oddballs, many have historically had a certain je ne sais quoi.
    Jack Smart, PEOPLE, 10 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Israel's retaliatory offensive has displaced around 90% of Gaza's population of some 2 million, often multiple times, and restrictions on humanitarian aid have contributed to a severe hunger crisis, with experts saying Gaza City is experiencing famine.
    Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 8 Oct. 2025
  • As per the custom with these annual lineup announcements, the Hall is not saying which figures will be presenting and which will be performing, or who will be feting who.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 8 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Putin refrained from commenting on laureate María Corina Machado but criticized past Nobel decisions, suggesting the committee had sometimes honored individuals with minimal contributions to peace.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Oct. 2025
  • And, of note, Nixon was commenting on a state-level prosecution.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • So Schwarber stood there, all right, uttering phrases no player on any team ever wants to utter during this time of year.
    Jayson Stark, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • After going viral in June 2024 with a video in Nashville, uttering her signature catchphrase, Welch quickly found representation with The Penthouse management, having since launched her Talk Tuah podcast and announced the upcoming DocTuah documentary about her sudden rise to fame.
    Glenn Garner, Deadline, 3 Oct. 2025
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“Commentating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentating. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.

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