ANNOTATE Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

annotate

verb

Definition of annotate

as in to interpret

to add notes or comments to (a text, book, drawing, etc.) He annotated the text at several places. annotate a list

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Recent Examples of annotate The Times photographed each plaque and asked eight historians who have studied and written about both Democratic and Republican presidents to examine and annotate the exhibit, which spans 5,400 words. — New York Times, 11 June 2026 Alongside the guitar is a copy of the Declaration of Independence, annotated by John McKesson, secretary of New York’s Fourth Provincial Congress, in the days following July 4, 1776. — Los Angeles Times, 10 June 2026 Who better to annotate that life than the actors, directors, cinematographers, editors, and producers who helped bring his movies to the screen since the late 1960s? — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 10 June 2026 Unusually for a remote bush lodge, the tech is pretty sophisticated, from air conditioning and good Wi-Fi to clearly annotated light switches. — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 2 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for annotate

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When officials disagree, even if legitimate based on terminology, the general public can interpret that disagreement as evidence that officials do not have a solid understanding of the outbreak.

— Omer Awan, Forbes.com, 30 Aug. 2026
The 13th, 14th and 15th Amendments have been interpreted different ways over the years.

— NBC news, NBC news, 30 Aug. 2026

Definition of interpret

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Gabor filters are then used to analyze texture and edge information at different orientations and scales, helping identify corresponding pixels between the two images.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026
Scalable Capital is opening its investment platform to AI assistants including ChatGPT, Claude and Grok—giving European investors the ability to analyze portfolios, set up savings plans and place trades through prompts.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 26 Aug. 2026

Definition of analyze

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One of the questions, directed to David Hunt, director of finance for Entergy Arkansas, asks him to explain the reasoning for the classification of the payments.

— Sydney Sasser, Arkansas Online, 1 Sep. 2026
Bernadette explains the racial nuances the Guardians might not know as newcomers to Earth, echoing the landmark 1971 Green Lantern/Green Arrow comic series, which attempts to bring the space cops down to Earth by exposing them to racial strife.

— Siddhant Adlakha, Vulture, 31 Aug. 2026

Definition of explain

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As illustrated in this chart, following the outbreak of the Middle East conflict in late February, both WTI crude oil prices and US retail gas prices surged in tandem.

— , CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
The agreement also illustrates a challenge facing advanced nuclear developers.

— Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of illustrate

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In a statement, an Axel Springer spokesperson clarified that The Circuit was technically incorporated in the US, with staff located around the world.

— Max Tani, semafor.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Pabst also originally posted that a truck was stolen, though company officials later clarified no vehicle went missing.

— Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 30 Aug. 2026

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