commentating

present participle of commentate

Example Sentences

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Verb
  • Velasco wanted to think beyond interpreting color and subject matter with choreography, which focuses on changing levels of direction, shapes and floor patterns.
    Marcia Luttrell, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 Oct. 2025
  • Some Western observers have seized on reports that certain clans and groups, like the Doghmush and the Shabab, are openly cooperating with Israeli forces, interpreting this as a rejection of Hamas's extremism.
    Bobby Ghosh, Time, 16 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • In this magical realist gay bedroom odyssey, Matias reminisces about his past encounters and considers his future, while speaking to a fictional figure from Brazilian literature.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Last month, conservative activist Charlie Kirk was killed, shot while speaking at Utah Valley University.
    Time, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Instead of annotating the text in the margins, use removable sticky notes to record your favorite quotes and thoughts.
    Claire Hoppe Norgaard, Better Homes & Gardens, 25 Sep. 2025
  • As long as annotating serves the reader a purpose, any style is fine, experts say.
    Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • During those visits, Ray and Alex took an interest in dance — getting up onstage with the park’s performers and talking with them after the shows.
    Shannon Pettypiece, NBC news, 24 Oct. 2025
  • Toddlers and babies especially might especially appreciate a break from their constricting seat, and a change in scenery, by talking a walk up and down the aisles with mom or dad.
    Sherri Gordon, Parents, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The goal of a lifetime,’’ Corso said after the game, explaining his rationale.
    Dana O'Neil, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2025
  • The man responded, explaining that his relationship with Tony’s family went far beyond casual friendliness.
    Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • There is certainly one moral argument for taking games overseas, for saying that fans who follow their team from all corners of the world deserve to have their game and their heroes brought to them.
    Oliver Kay, New York Times, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Here’s what else analysts are saying before Tesla’s latest earnings report.
    Lisa Kailai Han, CNBC, 22 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Before long, strangers are watching, liking, and commenting on a moment that was meant to be private.
    Eli Thompson, Rolling Stone, 25 Oct. 2025
  • But there’s no indication if the NBA would consider doing that; the league isn’t commenting on that, either.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 25 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • And expounding on them with some nice face-ripping-off guitar leads.
    Chris Willman, Variety, 14 Oct. 2025
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“Commentating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentating. Accessed 30 Oct. 2025.

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