as in to interpret
to add notes or comments to (a text, book, drawing, etc.)
He annotated the text at several places. annotate a list
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Recent Examples of annotate
Finally the stock broke the resistance level on the 3rd above-average volume day on January 21st annotated in black.
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Todd Gordon, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
This annotated bibliography introduces readers to scholarship in the field.
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
They’ll be annotated by Foster, in a spiky hand that some of his colleagues have learned to imitate.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Ralph Ellison heavily annotated his copy of the novel’s preface.
—Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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Todd Gordon, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
This annotated bibliography introduces readers to scholarship in the field.
—JSTOR Daily, 8 Jan. 2025
They’ll be annotated by Foster, in a spiky hand that some of his colleagues have learned to imitate.
—Ian Parker, The New Yorker, 20 Jan. 2025
Ralph Ellison heavily annotated his copy of the novel’s preface.
—Max Chapnick, The Conversation, 16 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annotate
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Transgender Woman Competing in Miss Georgia USA Pageant Stephen King's Reaction to Governor Sparring With Trump Goes Viral While some states lack explicit protections against gender identity discrimination, courts in those states have interpreted existing laws to cover it.—
Ross Rosenfeld,
Newsweek,
26 Feb. 2025
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Because based on how it’s played, people can interpret him as either complicit and a Nazi sympathizer, or a sympathetic victim of the creeping new order.—
Chris Willman,
Variety,
26 Feb. 2025
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Source: The National Weather Service This article was generated by the North Carolina Bot, software that analyzes structured information, such as data, and applies it to articles based on templates created by journalists in the newsroom.—
NC Weather Bot,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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Source: The National Weather Service This article was generated by the CA Weather Bot, software that analyzes structured information, such as data, and applies it to articles based on templates created by journalists in the newsroom.—
CA Weather Bot,
Sacramento Bee,
20 Feb. 2025
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Fact check: Post misrepresents satirical petition as $1 trillion offer for California Heusgen debunked the claim in the Facebook post in a Feb. 17 X post, explaining that his show of emotion was related to his retirement as chairman, not Vance's statements.—
Hannah Hudnall,
USA TODAY,
20 Feb. 2025
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The Huskies are 341st nationally and worst amongst all high-major teams in defensive foul rate, per KenPom, which also explains why their opponents have attempted the third-most free throws of any high-major team (behind only Ohio State and Boston College).—
CJ Moore,
The Athletic,
19 Feb. 2025
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Yet a look at the films the Oscars present us with illustrates that hope is not lost.—
Steven Zeitchik,
The Hollywood Reporter,
26 Feb. 2025
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The meal took guests through four culinary seasons, illustrating the passage of time—an essential element in making great whisky.—
Robb Report Studio,
Robb Report,
26 Feb. 2025
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Meanwhile, the fertility clinic has not been able to clarify what exactly happened to her own embryo—there’s a chance that it was mistakenly implanted in another person as well.—
Elisabeth Sherman,
Parents,
19 Feb. 2025
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Flint could not clarify if the child was among the two people who remained hospitalized as of early Tuesday afternoon.—
Danielle Wallace,
Fox News,
18 Feb. 2025
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“Annotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annotate. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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