Thesaurus results for OPINES

opines

verb

present tense third-person singular of opine

as in reflects

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 opines So opines Daniel Radcliffe in the solo show Every Brilliant Thing, which just opened at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026 Columnist Cameron Smith opines about a less-than-inspiring group of Republican candidates. — Tacuma Roeback, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025 Angone opines that we Guardsmen were not acquainted with the neighborhoods we were assigned to. — Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025

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For Gen Z, the popularity of anxiety bags reflects a broader willingness to talk openly about mental health and find practical ways to help.

— Mary Caldwell, AJC.com, 24 Aug. 2026
This latest work reflects a broader effort in the field of precision medicine to unpack all the ways molecules — in blood vessels, muscles, the liver and other organs — respond to exercise, including different intensities.

— Will Stone, NPR, 24 Aug. 2026

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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

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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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