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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
Fuller's comments came the same day federal officials announced a new initiative aimed at combating educator misconduct in North Texas. Amelia Mugavero, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026 When Arsenal lifted the Premier League trophy in May, Martinelli’s comments made his love for the club plain. James McNicholas, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026 His comments, which did not mention Zelenskyy by name, were delivered in a more than nine-minute video posted to YouTube. Sam Meredith, CNBC, 19 Aug. 2026 Despite a recent controversy regarding his comments about Dodgers fans, Crow-Armstrong's dynamic play and the potential for a new MVP face could sway voters over Ohtani's two-way dominance. Bernie Pleskoff, Forbes.com, 19 Aug. 2026 Her comments were made in a short film, released on Wednesday, to mark the charity’s 30th anniversary. Jack Guy, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026 Neither Espinosa or her attorney, Migdalia Perez, responded to comments before publication. Sara-James Ranta, The Orlando Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2026 When Rodrigo, Perry, Grande, and Kahan made public comments, spokespeople for the White House used the opportunity to spread hateful rhetoric. Maya Georgi, Rolling Stone, 11 Aug. 2026 Her comments Sunday came around a month after Russia’s Kommersant newspaper reported that Gilman had been ​admitted to a hospital. Henry Austin, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026
Verb
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 In our slideshow, Bill comments on some of Escapism’s highlights. Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 28 June 2026 In his latest column, Paul Knoepfler comments on a new, exciting preprint on base editing of human embryos from geneticist Dieter Egli’s lab at Columbia. Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 24 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for comments
Noun
  • During this match, commentary announced that Nigel McGuinness suffered an injury against Shibata, and AEW will update his status in the Continental Challenge Cup on Monday.
    Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 16 Aug. 2026
  • Sure, that’s commentary on the options from a 20-12 loss to the Rams in the two teams’ preseason openers that featured a laundry list of prominent absences.
    Sam McDowell, Kansas City Star, 16 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Nathan Hochman faces backlash after charging an LAPD officer who recorded colleagues’ racist remarks.
    Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 8 Aug. 2026
  • As the activist Assata Olugbala Shakur remarks, the chains of oppression can be broken with love, support, and care, and the Black radical imagination cannot be quelled even when our lives are on the line.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 27 July 2026
Verb
  • For some Lincoln residents, however, the vandalism reflects broader concerns about how the technology is being used.
    Kayla Moeller, CBS News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The Premier League’s managerial revolution Nine new managers begin this Premier League campaign, an unprecedented number that reflects the change in playing styles in the division and a move away from Guardiola-style football.
    George Edwards, New York Times, 18 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • The researchers accounted for confounding factors such as age, race, history of hypertension and other traits, notes Jacob Shaw, a study co-author and psychiatry resident at Massachusetts General Hospital/McLean Hospital.
    Jackie Flynn Mogensen, Scientific American, 12 Aug. 2026
  • Leaders As 'Hope-Givers' Gallup describes hope as the idea that the future can be brighter than today and notes that people have the power to help make that happen.
    Charles E. Owubah, Forbes.com, 12 Aug. 2026

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