1
as in remark
a briefly expressed opinion
just ate the food without offering even a single comment
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2
as in commentary
comments plural
a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event)
the pundit's comments on the political events of the previous week were astute as usual
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as in to remark
to make a statement of one's opinion
commenting on recent developments in the Middle East
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Recent Examples of comment
Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Examples include merge requests, commits, bug descriptions and comments, and source code.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
The Air Resources Board has declined to comment on its regulatory investigation; the state Department of Justice similarly declined to comment on its review, which records show was a criminal probe.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
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Noun
This article has been updated to add comment from Erwin Chemerinsky.
—Khaleda Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 23 May 2025
Examples include merge requests, commits, bug descriptions and comments, and source code.
—Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 23 May 2025
Verb
Canadian Prime Minister Mark Carney, a former Harvard hockey player, declined to comment when contacted by the AP.
—Jimmy Golen, Chicago Tribune, 23 May 2025
The Air Resources Board has declined to comment on its regulatory investigation; the state Department of Justice similarly declined to comment on its review, which records show was a criminal probe.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 23 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comment
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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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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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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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The retrospective also includes commentary from the director and Eugenides.—
Vulture Staff,
Vulture,
23 May 2025
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American flags will be lowered across the country to fly at half-staff to reflect the solemnity of Memorial Day on Monday morning.—
Chloe Mayer,
MSNBC Newsweek,
26 May 2025
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Abercrombie recorded a remarkable full-year 2024 net sales of $4.95 billion, reflecting a 16% year-over-year increase, and its highest operating margin in over a decade at 15%.—
Trefis Team,
Forbes.com,
26 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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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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Patrick Moorhead, founder and CEO of analysis firm Moor Insights & Strategy, thinks Apple could feasibly shift some iPhone production to the US in five years.—
Lisa Eadicicco,
CNN Money,
28 May 2025
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“Comment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comment. Accessed 1 Jun. 2025.
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