as in commentary
a written explanation, observation, etc. that is added to something (such as a book)
The translator's annotations to the text explain some of its cultural and historical context.
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Recent Examples of annotation
His team uses LLMs to complete questionnaires, add annotations on suspect transactions, and offer recommendations to human investigators about approving or rejecting them.
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Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Scaling annotation efforts without sacrificing quality is difficult, especially given the pace at which AI technologies are evolving.
—Siobhan Hanna, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Across the nearly six-foot-tall Columbus Circle, NYC II, small x marks and annotations in black pen indicate observations from a two-week field study in 2017.
—Mara Hoberman, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Notice the two above-average volume bars that occurred on strong positive days with the green and red annotations.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
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Christer Holloman, Forbes.com, 31 Mar. 2025
Scaling annotation efforts without sacrificing quality is difficult, especially given the pace at which AI technologies are evolving.
—Siobhan Hanna, Forbes, 5 Mar. 2025
Across the nearly six-foot-tall Columbus Circle, NYC II, small x marks and annotations in black pen indicate observations from a two-week field study in 2017.
—Mara Hoberman, Artforum, 1 Feb. 2025
Notice the two above-average volume bars that occurred on strong positive days with the green and red annotations.
—Todd Gordon, CNBC, 23 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annotation
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Jafar Panahi) Panahi’s layered script weaves political commentary into an escalating series of small events.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
23 May 2025
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Generally speaking, Reichardt’s social commentary is only surface-scratching, the fractious Civil Rights dynamics and wartime unrest relegated to those TV news briefs, the protest posters papered on walls throughout town.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
23 May 2025
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But notably, even a slight increase in that threshold would have meant Florida got no federal assistance for the tornado spree in Tallahassee last year, or the rain bomb that flooded Fort Lauderdale in 2023, a Herald analysis found.—
Alex Harris,
Miami Herald,
28 May 2025
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Disclosure: Steve McDowell is an industry analyst, and NAND Research is an industry analyst firm, that engages in, or has engaged in, research, analysis and advisory services with many technology companies, including VAST Data, Dell Technologies, IBM, WEKA.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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Fed up with the negativity, Hunter took to a Twitch stream to openly express his frustration and share how deeply the hurtful remarks have affected him.—
Ricardo Klein,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 May 2025
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Less than 24 hours later, his remarks reached the walls of President Donald Trump’s Justice Department, triggering an investigation into City Hall’s hiring practices.—
Alice Yin,
Chicago Tribune,
25 May 2025
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Examples include merge requests, commits, bug descriptions and comments, and source code.—
Dan Goodin,
ArsTechnica,
23 May 2025
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This article has been updated to add comment from Erwin Chemerinsky.—
Khaleda Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
23 May 2025
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An electric vehicle sales report for the first business quarter of 2025 notes that Tesla sold 128,100 EVs, according to Kelley Blue Book.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
28 May 2025
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Editor’s note: The following is from today’s Star Politics newsletter, published weekly on Wednesdays.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
28 May 2025
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“Annotation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annotation. Accessed 2 Jun. 2025.
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