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plural of comment
as in commentary
a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event) the pundit's comments on the political events of the previous week were astute as usual

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present tense third-person singular of comment

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Recent Examples of comments
Noun
In the comments of an Instagram upload from Bustle, which also showed Stoermer’s Stories post, fans expressed their disappointment with Euphoria‘s conclusion in the comments. Hannah Malach, InStyle, 2 Sep. 2026 The college apologized for concerns raised by the comments, and later Monday, EMCC announced Rice’s promotion. Ira Gorawara, New York Times, 1 Sep. 2026 Several other country stars shared messages of support for Kelley’s sobriety in the comments. Madison E. Goldberg, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026 The story also included comments from a Michigan State political scientist about whether the tweets might affect the race in Michigan . Brian Steinberg, Variety, 1 Sep. 2026 The comments come at a critical time for policy and the broader backdrop of elevated inflation and rising Treasury yields. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026 However, comments Titi and KC made on their Aftersun episode after being dumped from the villa left Aniya confused about where their dynamic stood. Carly Thomas, HollywoodReporter, 1 Sep. 2026 Panel also impressed by NASA’s leadership Toward the end of the safety panel’s meeting on Monday, a few members made some striking comments about their experiences working with NASA this year. Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 1 Sep. 2026 Watters called out El-Sayed's side-stepping of his old comments. Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026
Verb
Ryan didn't hold back in Freedom's Instagram comments after the ejection, calling out the WNBA for failing to stand up for female athletes as the league's position on the trans issue keeps falling apart. Alejandro Avila Outkick, FOXNews.com, 25 Aug. 2026 Keller city council member comments After the second closed session, McMullin said the council’s resolution outlines all the concerns that Keller residents mentioned. Fousia Abdullahi, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 13 Aug. 2026 John Carroll School comments on arrest A statement from the John Carroll School said Goedeke had not been employed by the school since February of this year and that the suspect no longer had any ties to the institution. Bryan Lynn, CBS News, 6 Aug. 2026 Moody’s spokesperson directed us to comments the former Florida attorney general gave to Local 10. The Miami Herald Editorial Board, Miami Herald, 5 Aug. 2026 France’s challenges came from external provocation, first the petulance of the Paraguayan team, but then comments widely condemned as racist by a Paraguayan politician. Adam Crafton, New York Times, 16 July 2026 The department directed Fortune to comments Chief Jim McDonnell made at a police commission meeting on Tuesday. Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 15 July 2026 The former season-24 Bachelor lead, Peter Weber, or Pilot Pete to the initiated, took to the Instagram comments under The Viall Files to address his relationship with his then–Bachelor producer Julie LaPlaca. Savannah Salazar, Vulture, 1 July 2026 Thomas comments with three lovestruck emojis, and Kerstin replies with two. William Finnegan, New Yorker, 29 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comments
Noun
  • But Oxley, writing in a commentary, cautioned that there are logistical hurdles and said the value of Venezuela’s reserves may have been exaggerated under former President Hugo Chavez.
    Collin Binkley, Fortune, 30 Aug. 2026
  • The Fed chairman, who took office in May for a four-year term, has so far shared very little commentary on the state of the economy or policy outlook.
    Jenni Reid, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • As Hythlodaeus remarks, the political thinkers of the time would dismiss the whole thing as nonsense.
    Carline Tromp, The Dial, 18 Aug. 2026
  • Other educators have gotten fired or reprimanded in recent years over anti-Trump and anti-Israel remarks.
    Summer Lin, Los Angeles Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The gap partly reflects the rise of thematic trading, according to Buckley.
    Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 1 Sep. 2026
  • MoonPay’s Grok launch reflects a broader push to turn AI chatbots from tools that answer questions into tools that can carry out financial tasks.
    Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The document notes that the demographic makeup of each potential zone is not necessarily the same as the makeup of the LRSD students in that zone.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But the new report notes that the AI agents spent considerably more time on this message board discussing those cybersecurity challenges that were extremely difficult, suggesting the agents had a high motivation to solve them.
    Emily Forlini, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

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