Thesaurus results for OPINED

opined

verb

past tense of opine

as in commented

to make a statement of one's opinion the food critic opined that the restaurant's fare was something that one might serve a dog—if one didn't like dogs

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Recent Examples of opined In fact, experts have opined that these benefits are not just intangible impacts, but have real effects on the workforce. — Dr. Sai Balasubramanian, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2026 Why, one veteran executive opined, aren’t teams allowed to determine how much of an investment to put into their minor-league rosters and how much to spend on in-stadium technology? — Brittany Ghiroli, New York Times, 1 July 2026 During last fall’s budget fiasco in City Hall, Quigley opined on the city’s fiscal trajectory by standing with the aldermanic opposition to cheer on potential efficiencies outlined in the Ernst & Young report. — Alice Yin, Chicago Tribune, 27 June 2026 Later asked by Deadline how traditional entertainment companies could court the likes of Markiplier and Kane Parsons, Tewes opined that attempting a top-down approach with digital and YouTube creators would have the opposite effect and the correct path would be to offer distribution to their films. — Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 10 June 2026 On Friday, analysts at Bernstein opined that Apple could charge a fee for any third-party services that Apple Intelligence facilitates. — Zev Fima, CNBC, 5 June 2026 Wilson even opined to the Hornets about the team’s composition. — Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 14 May 2026 Hood opined that the non-endorsement could have come down to the open-endedness of who could win. — Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 9 May 2026 The way that some musicians can innately pick up a rhythm, Stewart opined, is the way that concepts in football click in York’s brain. — Luca Evans, Denver Post, 8 May 2026

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Khanna, a critic of Israel who has appeared on Piker’s Twitch stream, has not commented publicly on the socialist influencer’s most recent controversy.

— Lauren Green, The Washington Examiner, 26 Aug. 2026
Executive producers Chris Quintos Cathcart, co-CEO of Unapologetic Projects, and Liza Soberano (DreamWorks Animation’s Forgotten Island), who are both Filipino American, commented on the significance of the project.

— Matthew Carey, Deadline, 26 Aug. 2026

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Many have remarked that there is something touchingly infantile in both the watching and the making of a trash movie.

— Becca Rothfeld, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026
Multiple people remarked with surprise and relief about the success of the coordination effort, given the Senate's reputation as a group of independent-minded legislators leading separate fiefdoms.

— Eric McDaniel, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of remarked

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Palal acknowledged that Davis’ accounts of the killing evolved over the years but argued those differences reflected Davis’ changing motivations and efforts to protect himself.

— Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026
This was reflected both in the administration’s statements and actions against the SPLC.

— Arie Perliger, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026

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