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Recent Examples of commentate
Jost is currently commentating at the Olympic surfing competition in Tahiti, and honestly, that sounds like more fun than this, even with the coral attacking him.
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 July 2024
Michael Johnson commentating for the BBC at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in 2022.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Scotland-Williamson, 31, has since helped commentate on three Super Bowls with the BBC and UK radio station talkSPORT, as well as the annual NFL games played in London.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Beyond that, the iconic rapper and presenter is a part of NBC’s commentating team, currently up in the stands with Hoda Kotb and Team Biles, Simone’s family.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 July 2024
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Jason P. Frank, Vulture, 31 July 2024
Michael Johnson commentating for the BBC at the World Athletics Championships in Eugene, Oregon, in 2022.
—Lucy Handley, CNBC, 14 Mar. 2025
Scotland-Williamson, 31, has since helped commentate on three Super Bowls with the BBC and UK radio station talkSPORT, as well as the annual NFL games played in London.
—Eduardo Tansley, New York Times, 28 Mar. 2025
Beyond that, the iconic rapper and presenter is a part of NBC’s commentating team, currently up in the stands with Hoda Kotb and Team Biles, Simone’s family.
—Fran Hoepfner, Vulture, 31 July 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for commentate
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Police officials will explain how the new police drones can be remotely deployed and piloted toward the scene of an incident from docks placed across the city.—
Cameron Knight,
The Enquirer,
26 July 2025
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Cruz later explained on Instagram Robert Anthony Cruz isn’t letting a live TV mishap keep him down!—
Latoya Gayle,
People.com,
25 July 2025
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Georgia coach Kirby Smart and Texas coach Steve Sarkisian spoke earlier that day in Atlanta’s College Football Hall of Fame about their recruiting philosophies in the age of player revenue sharing and schools allocating a big chunk of that $20.5 million to football.—
Marc Weiszer,
The Tennessean,
22 July 2025
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And yet there is still beauty to witness; there are words to be spoken; there are people to be reminded.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 July 2025
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At its core, the platform is designed to teach search engines and AI assistive engines how to correctly interpret and represent people and brands.—
Wyles Daniel,
USA Today,
19 July 2025
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And these flaws are often subtle, buried inside complex statistical models that even their creators struggle to fully interpret.—
Ted Ladd,
Forbes.com,
19 July 2025
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Ogwumike said during Thursday’s CBA media availability that the league did pose ideas regarding extending the season.—
Ben Pickman,
New York Times,
20 July 2025
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The consistency of officiating has been a topic players and coaches have been discussing a lot this season, and Engelbert said the league is aware and will evaluate it.—
Doug Feinberg,
Chicago Tribune,
20 July 2025
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Data review by humans: Conversations with Gemini may be reviewed and annotated by human reviewers for quality control and AI training purposes.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
14 July 2025
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The conversation has been lightly edited, condensed and annotated.—
Tim Britton,
New York Times,
10 July 2025
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Joey’s parents encouraged him to talk to Sunseri and head coach DeShaun Foster to find out what was going on.—
Sam Khan Jr,
New York Times,
25 July 2025
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But management is talking more and more about its opportunity to ship gas to data centers, especially in Texas.—
MoneyShow,
Forbes.com,
25 July 2025
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In this chapter, the launch of a luxury concept store further expounds upon Nisha’s initial mission to honor and uplift African creativity–Zanzibar is also her home country.—
Robyn Mowatt,
Essence,
18 July 2025
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Of course, that also means that Garland emerges as the film’s true star — naturally, right? — and even when McHale’s other talking heads are expounding on their lives and careers through the lens of Dorothy, McHale often illustrates their points with clips from other Garland films.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
9 June 2025
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Popular jewelry designer Kendra Scott plans to marry Zac Brown, Scott told People.—
Alexis Simmerman,
Austin American Statesman,
26 July 2025
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The film tells the powerful true story of a blind Native American man who helped save lives during the Oklahoma City bombing.—
Okla Jones,
Essence,
26 July 2025
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“Commentate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commentate. Accessed 30 Jul. 2025.
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