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
Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Spokespeople for the companies did not respond to ProPublica’s request for comment.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Treasury Department declined to comment on the article.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Newsweek reached out to political analysts via email for comment.
—Anna Commander, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Sep. 2025
Spokespeople for the companies did not respond to ProPublica’s request for comment.
—Max Blau, ProPublica, 16 Sep. 2025
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The Los Angeles County Parks and Recreation Department communications team also declined to comment on the litigation.
—Julia Marnin, Sacbee.com, 17 Sep. 2025
The Treasury Department declined to comment on the article.
—Kevin Breuninger, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for comment
Noun
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Rubio and Netanyahu were delivering joint remarks in Jerusalem after holding a meeting to discuss the ongoing war against Hamas in Gaza, when a reporter asked them about the ramifications of Kirk’s assassination.—
Stephen Sorace,
FOXNews.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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The governor's remarks came as debate continued online about Robinson's political affiliations.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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Transcripts, grammars, vocabularies, dictionaries, glyph studies, botanical studies, commentaries, articles, editions of codices, correspondence, maps, charts, drawings, photographs, Maya Society materials, genealogies of Maya families, and Mayan glyphs on moveable type.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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An outer wall of the exhibit includes commentary through the centuries from great poets and scholars about the awe-inspiring site.—
Jordan Hoffman,
Entertainment Weekly,
12 Sep. 2025
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Critics say the decision reflects growing political influence over broadcast media and raises concerns about censorship in an election year.—
Amanda Castro
Shane Croucher
Anna Commander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
18 Sep. 2025
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All opinions expressed by the CNBC Pro contributors are solely their opinions and do not reflect the opinions of CNBC, NBC UNIVERSAL, their parent company or affiliates, and may have been previously disseminated by them on television, radio, internet or another medium.—
Frank Cappelleri,
CNBC,
17 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Be suspicious of urgent messages One of the most alarming details in the Anthropic report was how the hacker used AI to craft convincing extortion notes.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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Among the suggestions was a handwritten note from David Murdoch, a Canadian pastor who had moved to the city.—
Beth Lew-Williams,
New Yorker,
13 Sep. 2025
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The ability to generate mid-infrared light efficiently could also open new frontiers in chemical and environmental analysis.—
Neetika Walter,
Interesting Engineering,
13 Sep. 2025
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The broadcast will feature analysis from former MLB player and Ripken Baseball co-founder Bill Ripken alongside play-by-play announcer Zach Bigley.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Comment.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/comment. Accessed 20 Sep. 2025.
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