commenting

present participle of comment

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of commenting Before long, strangers are watching, liking, and commenting on a moment that was meant to be private. Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025 But there’s no indication if the NBA would consider doing that; the league isn’t commenting on that, either. Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025 The adviser, like the other sources for this story, spoke on condition of anonymity because the companies are not commenting publicly. Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 23 Oct. 2025 In a statement, a spokesman for the Supreme Court said Karofsky is not commenting on the matter. Molly Beck, jsonline.com, 21 Oct. 2025 Amazon isn’t commenting on why it has been axed, news that The Nightly first reported over the weekend. Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 20 Oct. 2025 No Kings rally Warriors coach Steve Kerr is no stranger to commenting on American politics. Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 18 Oct. 2025 Israeli officials have so far refrained from commenting publicly on the re-emergence of the group's fighters. Maayan Lubell, USA Today, 14 Oct. 2025 An Autokiniton representative at the company’s New Boston, Michigan, headquarters told the Detroit Free Press the company is not commenting on the decision to close the Oakland Stamping facility. Jamie L. Lareau, Freep.com, 14 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commenting
Verb
  • More reports of damaging winds observed across portions of northwestern Louisiana, remarking that storms brought down trees and powerlines.
    Shawnie Caslin Martucci, ABC News, 18 Oct. 2025
  • By the three month mark, even my two teenage sons were remarking on my sober skin.
    Donna Francis, Allure, 25 Aug. 2025
Verb
  • Initial ground tests began in 2022, and flight trials are expected later in the decade, reflecting Seoul’s intent to field a regional deterrent amid North Korea’s missile advancements.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The film’s story emerged when the director, newly observing the bond between her two young children during the 2020 lockdown, began reflecting on sibling relationships in her own family.
    Callum McLennan, Variety, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Later Saturday, the FDC issued a news release about the new cases at Tomoka, noting that everyone with symptoms is being tested and isolated, and all inmates have been given masks and are being monitored by medical staff.
    Shirsho Dasgupta, Miami Herald, 7 Nov. 2025
  • In the end, the standard-boat cabin had 400 stickies noting upgrades and modifications Revolution wanted.
    Michael Verdon, Robb Report, 7 Nov. 2025
Verb
  • Many of the people opining and whining about how this moment could be as bad or worse than the 2000 bust are uninformed or ahistorical.
    Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
  • Others saw a man opining — again, without evidence that maternal use of Tylenol causes autism or ADHD in children — on mothers, children with disabilities and their health at a time when studies show pain suffered by women is frequently dismissed.
    Laurie Kellman, Twin Cities, 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Waymo touts its safety record, citing company research saying that compared to a human driver, Waymo vehicles reported a 91% reduction in serious injury crashes, 79% fewer airbag deployments and 80% fewer injury-causing collisions.
    Rob Nikolewski, San Diego Union-Tribune, 5 Nov. 2025
  • Nist, however, pushed back against this recollection, saying her bed simply wasn’t big enough for the two of them.
    Liza Esquibias, PEOPLE, 5 Nov. 2025

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“Commenting.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commenting. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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