1
as in comment
a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event)
the TV anchors provided a running commentary on the parade
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as in report
usually commentaries plural
a relating of events usually in the order in which they happened
the general's commentaries on his military campaigns rank among the best firsthand accounts of the war
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Recent Examples of commentary
So maybe no one was necessarily looking for trenchant commentary on our through-the-looking-glass moment in a Marvel movie, even if The Falcon and the Winter Soldier provided the perfect set up.
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
The site posts news and commentary on climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida.
—William McQuilkin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Sign up for the Opinion newsletter: Get the latest editorials and commentary curated by the Chicago Tribune’s opinion team sent to your inbox each weekday.
Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email letters@chicagotribune.com.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Beijing’s official commentary previously emphasized the willingness to negotiate.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
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David Fear, Rolling Stone, 12 Feb. 2025
The site posts news and commentary on climate change and other environmental issues affecting Florida.
—William McQuilkin, Orlando Sentinel, 6 Feb. 2025
Sign up for the Opinion newsletter: Get the latest editorials and commentary curated by the Chicago Tribune’s opinion team sent to your inbox each weekday.
Submit a letter, of no more than 400 words, to the editor here or email letters@chicagotribune.com.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 6 Feb. 2025
Beijing’s official commentary previously emphasized the willingness to negotiate.
—Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 6 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentary
Noun
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Bezos did not immediately respond to a request for comment.—
Charlie Warzel,
The Atlantic,
28 Feb. 2025
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Amid the voting cycle, however, Gascón’s previous social media posts resurfaced, including numerous Islamophobic comments and false statements about George Floyd and COVID.—
Samantha Bergeson,
IndieWire,
28 Feb. 2025
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The National Hurricane Center’s storm track forecasts during the 2024 season set new records for accuracy at every timeframe from 12 hours to five days into the future, according to a preliminary report released Monday.—
Eric Zerkel, Mary Gilbert and Angela Fritz,
CNN,
1 Mar. 2025
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Prosecutors said blood and DNA evidence was found on the knife, which was left in the boy's body, according to the report.—
Alexandra Koch,
Fox News,
1 Mar. 2025
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Far-right extremist groups have been cowed in the last four years by the fallout and prosecutions from the Jan. 6 insurrection, said Katherine Keneally, head of threat analysis and prevention at the Institute for Strategic Dialogue.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Since first-trimester miscarriage is often managed in an outpatient setting, ProPublica did not include those cases in this analysis.—
CNN,
CNN,
21 Feb. 2025
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Births in Japan fell for the ninth-consecutive year last year, according to Health Ministry data released Thursday—the lowest since records began 125 years ago.—
Dan Perry,
Newsweek,
28 Feb. 2025
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The rodeo also set new concert attendance records last year with Los Tigres del Norte and the Jonas Brothers.—
Shafaq Patel,
Axios,
28 Feb. 2025
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This is supported by other recent Hubble observations that imaged 100 million stars in the Andromeda galaxy.—
Keith Cooper,
Space.com,
28 Feb. 2025
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Released as a single on February 14, the song puts into words the sort of observations that can come to someone looking through the windshield on a drive through the South.—
Josh Crutchmer,
Rolling Stone,
27 Feb. 2025
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Selfie leads to case breakthrough Investigators uncovered photos allegedly linking the men to the burglaries after performing a forensic analysis of an iCloud account and a phone linked to some of the crime scenes.—
Chelsea Bailey and Josh Campbell,
CNN,
20 Feb. 2025
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In October, police obtained a search warrant for her iCloud account.—
Julia Coin,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Feb. 2025
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Leaders must ask what actions and strategies will tell a better story about their company’s future growth prospects.—
Dev Patnaik,
Forbes,
23 Feb. 2025
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This story was originally published February 23, 2025 at 12:07 AM.—
Kansas City Star Bot,
Kansas City Star,
23 Feb. 2025
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“Commentary.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentary. Accessed 4 Mar. 2025.
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