commented

verb

past tense of comment
as in remarked
to make a statement of one's opinion commenting on recent developments in the Middle East

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Recent Examples of commented Neither Buckingham Palace nor a spokesperson for the Sussexes commented publicly on the family meeting. — ABC News, 23 Aug. 2026 Beaver also commented on residents’ general concerns with Project Rise. — Maya Wilkins, Chicago Tribune, 23 Aug. 2026 Israeli police have not announced any arrests or charges against any settler allegedly involved in besieging the Palestinian homes and Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu has not publicly commented on the incident. — Reuters, USA Today, 21 Aug. 2026 The Sheriff’s Office has not commented on the commission’s fire-rescue discussion. — Rafael Olmeda, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2026 The director then commented that people had been asking him about Panettiere’s on-again, off-again boyfriend, Brian Hickerson, who joined her on set. — Kirsty Hatcher, PEOPLE, 20 Aug. 2026 Queen Camilla has publicly commented on King Charles’ cancer diagnosis for the first time since it was announced in 2024. — Allison Degrushe, StyleCaster, 19 Aug. 2026 Council member Johnathan Duncan also commented on what occurred during his remarks on the proposal and apologized for what happened to Miller. — Ben Wheeler, Kansas City Star, 18 Aug. 2026 Stephanie Pope, the CEO of Boeing Commercial Airplanes, recently commented about seat certification delays. — Edward Russell, CNN Money, 15 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commented
  1. remarked
  2. reflected
  3. noted
  4. opined
Verb
  • Many have remarked that there is something touchingly infantile in both the watching and the making of a trash movie.
    — Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Multiple people remarked with surprise and relief about the success of the coordination effort, given the Senate's reputation as a group of independent-minded legislators leading separate fiefdoms.
    — Eric McDaniel, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of remarked
Verb
  • Swift reflected on the song’s creation during a Q&A at the Grammy Museum in Los Angeles last week, moderated by Recording Academy CEO Harvey Mason Jr.
    — Steven J. Horowitz, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • In an interview with Rolling Stone in 2020, Slade reflected on the various bands and projects he’s been involved in, including his own Chris Slade Timeline.
    — Althea Legaspi, Rolling Stone, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of reflected
Verb
  • Gruber noted that five elementary schools in his area have closed in the past nine years.
    — Dan Kaufman, New Yorker, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Warsh noted that in the past year, 54% of goods and services tracked by the government have seen price increases of 3% or higher.
    — Christopher Rugaber, Fortune, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of noted
Verb
  • In fact, experts have opined that these benefits are not just intangible impacts, but have real effects on the workforce.
    — Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026
  • Why, one veteran executive opined, aren’t teams allowed to determine how much of an investment to put into their minor-league rosters and how much to spend on in-stadium technology?
    — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 1 July 2026
Definition of opined

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“Commented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commented. Accessed 30 Aug. 2026.

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