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Recent Examples of commentator Although Cruz did not mention Carlson by name, his remarks were unmistakably aimed at the right-wing commentator, whose show recently featured Fuentes — a Holocaust denier and extremist who has praised Hitler. Gabe Whisnant, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025 Hines' press tour for Unscripted has run the gamut of the political spectrum, with the actress appearing on Bush's show, conservative commentator Meghan McCain's web series, and The View — the last of which Hines criticized elsewhere in her Hot Mics discussion. Joey Nolfi, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025 Vijandre is one of several immigrants who have been detained this year after speaking out against the war in Gaza, including students Mahmoud Khalil and Rümeysa Öztürk, and British commentator Sami Hamdi, who was detained over the weekend while on a speaking tour. Taylor Romine, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025 The organization said Sami Hamdi, a political commentator and managing director of the consulting company The International Interest, was detained at the San Francisco International Airport. Brieanna J. Frank, USA Today, 27 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for commentator
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Noun
  • The engine was found lying on the ground and will help investigators determine what may have caused the crash, according to CNN aviation analyst Mary Schiavo.
    Alaa Elassar, CNN Money, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Intapp Intapp is also firing on all cylinders following earnings, according to analyst Koji Ikeda.
    Michael Bloom, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Kevin Bakhurst, another former BBC current affairs exec, who now runs Irish broadcaster RTÉ, is another being touted.
    Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Nov. 2025
  • The broadcaster is mostly funded by something called the license fee.
    Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Faulkenberry, who lives in the Ozark School District, has been a columnist for the Arkansas Democrat-Gazette since 2021.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The latter deal also involved Weiss, a former newspaper op-ed columnist with no broadcast TV experience, taking on the role of editor in chief of CBS News.
    Dade Hayes, Deadline, 10 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Texas Tech fans, BYU supporters and even ESPN college football announcer Kirk Herbstreit — who will call Saturday’s contest — made donations.
    Sam Jane, New York Times, 6 Nov. 2025
  • As the big bad of the film, former UFC Featherweight and Lightweight Champion Conor McGregor was joined in the cast by such other figures associated with the fighting world as Hieron, UFC ring announcer Bruce Buffer, UFC play-by-play commentator Jon Anik, and UFC’s CEO and President, Dana White.
    Matt Grobar, Deadline, 4 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Russia has leaned heavily on its air power throughout its nearly four-year full-scale invasion of Ukraine, although Western observers have deemed its performance underwhelming; aircraft have often hammered Ukraine with destructive aerial attacks.
    Ellie Cook, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Nov. 2025
  • Many observers point to their growing popularity as evidence that China is winning the race to dominate new technologies.
    Michael Schuman, The Atlantic, 11 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Former City Councilmember Ruth Herbel and former Record journalist Phyllis Zorn are in line to receive $650,000 apiece, and another former Record journalist, Deb Gruver, will get $250,000.
    Matthew Kelly, Kansas City Star, 12 Nov. 2025
  • New Delhi provided diplomatic protection to the Rapid Action Battalion (RAB), an elite Bangladeshi counterterrorism force that targeted opposition politicians, activists, and journalists.
    MUHIB RAHMAN, Foreign Affairs, 12 Nov. 2025
Noun
  • Dodgers pitcher Clayton Kershaw told reporters after the game about the decision to honor Vesia.
    Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 8 Nov. 2025
  • Guardiola, speaking to reporters before City’s 4-1 victory over Dortmund, sounded like a manager who takes Arsenal deadly seriously.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 8 Nov. 2025

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“Commentator.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentator. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.

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