opining

present participle of opine

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of opining Carolina Panthers owner David Tepper answered questions from Charlotte-area media Wednesday before practice, opining on Bryce Young, the team’s overall progress and Charlotte’s likelihood of getting a major league baseball team. — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 9 Sep. 2026 Murphy, traveling the country promoting his recent book and opining on the state of the Democrats, returned to Connecticut to boost Larson and trash Bronin. — Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 15 Aug. 2026 Disagreeing with presidential actions is one thing, but opining on the psychology behind his decisions shows ignorance. — Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 26 Mar. 2026 The New York Times is cheering them on, opining in a recent editorial that artificially raising the prices of legal cannabis through higher taxes and fees will dissuade adults from consuming it. — Paul Armentano, Boston Herald, 11 Mar. 2026 In some cases, your job ends after reviewing and opining on early legal filings. — Kathy Kristof, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Mar. 2026 Top executives from the largest AI companies were in Davos this week, opining on how the technology should evolve and what that will mean for economic growth. — John Kell, Fortune, 21 Jan. 2026 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 Many of the people opining and whining about how this moment could be as bad or worse than the 2000 bust are uninformed or ahistorical. — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 28 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for opining
Verb
  • Park officials maintain a standard policy of not commenting on active fatality investigations.
    — Alejandro Avila OutKick, FOXNews.com, 23 Sep. 2026
  • The theory began after users noticed the account was commenting on posts involving Kravitz and Styles, including one showing PDA between the couple.
    — Alicia Urrea, Billboard, 22 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Watts went first, remarking that something tasted off, according to Sinclair.
    — Cheyenne Roundtree, Rolling Stone, 20 Aug. 2026
  • In the promo, Lasso is shown coaching the English club Tottenham Hotspur FC and satirically remarking on differences between American football and soccer.
    — Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Aug. 2026
Verb
  • Standard materials send reflecting waves outward at equal angles, creating unpredictable chaotic patterns inside irregular containers.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 28 Sep. 2026
  • Twenty-one-year-old Kane Parsons is reflecting on a whirlwind summer in which the box office was undoubtedly bolstered by the release of his feature debut, Backrooms.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • David Peck, Pourharton’s attorney, told the Town Plan and Zoning Commission that his client’s business has created no reason for rejecting the request, noting that GG hasn’t been the scene of arrests or police activity.
    — Don Stacom, Hartford Courant, 2 Oct. 2026
  • In an interview this week, Burnham stated bluntly that Brexit has brought far more negative consequences to the United Kingdom than benefits, explicitly noting that the UK does not rule out rejoining the European Union in the future.
    — , CNBC, 2 Oct. 2026

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“Opining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/opining. Accessed 5 Oct. 2026.

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