Thesaurus results for OPINE

opine

verb

ō-ˈpīn

as in to reflect

to make a statement of one's opinion the food critic opined that the restaurant's fare was something that one might serve a dog—if one didn't like dogs

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Recent Examples of opine Sheridan, who co-created the series and has the sole writing credit on all episodes in Seasons 1 and 2, often uses Tommy to opine on a litany of topics, ranging from alternative wind energy to country radio DJs. —

William Earl, Variety, 14 Dec. 2025 The Pulp Fiction filmmaker listed Paul Thomas Anderson's 2007 oil drama as his fifth-favorite movie of the 21st century, but opined that one person is holding it back from claiming the first or second slot on his best-of-the-century list. —

Wesley Stenzel, Entertainment Weekly, 3 Dec. 2025 With a $50 million bounty on his head, the CIA openly active in Caracas and US forces mustering in the Caribbean, pundits and politicians throughout the Americas are opining on the Venezuelan president’s fate. —

Max Saltman, CNN Money, 22 Nov. 2025 Pressed to find out exactly where the show faltered, Mangan opined that perhaps the sheer amount of talent behind the camera stopped anyone from steering this Hindenburg on course. —

Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 5 Nov. 2025 See All Example Sentences for opine

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According to Qu, the version shown now reflects those iterations and signals readiness for a broader launch.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Jan. 2026
Over the course of the season, Tommy and his father slowly tighten their bond, a process punctuated with darkly comic lines that both puncture and reflect Thornton’s and Elliott’s undeniable chemistry and gravitas.

— Michael M. Rosen, The Washington Examiner, 9 Jan. 2026