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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The strategy reflects a broader shift among Chinese chip companies that are exploring architectural innovations instead of relying solely on smaller manufacturing processes.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 13 July 2026
The Sky still consider her day-to-day, but her absence reflects a growing tension between her needs as a veteran guard and the team’s rapidly devolving chances of competing this season.

— Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 July 2026

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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

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As Scott Manley notes in a recent video, cooling is the most significant issue that would-be space data center operators must solve.

— Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 15 July 2026
Deadline also notes that Sam Elliott and Andy Garcia would factor into future salary negotiations, since they were added to the main cast in season 2.

— Brayden Garcia, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 15 July 2026

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