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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This involves aligning the primary and secondary mirrors so light reflects properly to the eyepiece.

— Damian Peach, Space.com, 4 Aug. 2026
The panoramic window becomes a living painting, especially at sunset when golden light reflects off the walls.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 4 Aug. 2026

Definition of reflects

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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

Definition of remarks

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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

Definition of comments

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The report notes the area is known by detectives to be a high crime area with multiple stray dogs and wandering drug users.

— Rafael Escalera Montoto, Arkansas Online, 5 Aug. 2026
The report notes there are other factors besides deportations contributing to higher prices, including weather and fuel costs.

— Justin Papp, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026

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