commented

verb

past tense of comment
as in remarked
to make a statement of one's opinion commenting on recent developments in the Middle East

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Recent Examples of commented The post was quickly deleted, but Inaba saw it and commented on her own Instagram, thanking the media for alerting her to his remark. — Emily Longeretta, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026 Neither Smotrich nor Ben Gvir, who are also competing in the election, commented on the attack against Levine. — Gerry Shih, Washington Post, 17 Oct. 2026 The organization has not publicly commented on federal agents’ search of the congresswoman’s home. — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Oct. 2026 Military investigators are investigating the outages, but have not commented on the nature of the investigation. — Miranda Jeyaretnam, Time, 13 Oct. 2026 There’s plenty of reason to think that won’t happen with Aaron Boone under contract for 2027, though neither Brian Cashman nor Hal Steinbrenner have commented on the matter since the Rays swept the Yankees out of the playoffs. — Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 13 Oct. 2026 Venezuelan authorities have not publicly commented on the operation. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 12 Oct. 2026 Kensington Palace has not commented, given that Kate and Charlotte's outing was done during private family time. — ABC News, 12 Oct. 2026 There’s no evidence, meanwhile, that Fagen or Becker (who died in 2017) ever commented on Rush’s music. — Brian Hiatt, Rolling Stone, 10 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for commented
  1. remarked
  2. reflected
  3. noted
  4. opined
Verb
  • On the company's earnings call Wednesday, several analysts remarked on the sharp decline in Bank of America shares and pressed Moynihan about earlier guidance that compliance costs would be contained.
    — Hugh Son, CNBC, 14 Oct. 2026
  • Sherald, who is one of the magazine’s cover stars, remarked on the room feeling like a homecoming, with longtime friends and peers by her side.
    — Brianna J. Heath, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of remarked
Verb
  • The extent of Israel’s cooperation with the payments was reflected in a 2020 letter from Yossi Cohen, then director of the Mossad, Israel’s intelligence agency, to Qatar’s Emir Tamim bin Hamad Al Thani.
    — Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
  • Accepting the award, Joel reflected on four decades of filmmaking with his brother.
    — Elsa Keslassy, Variety, 17 Oct. 2026
Definition of reflected
Verb
  • Sweetin also noted their bond has lasted since acting on-screen together more than 30 years ago.
    — Payton Turkeltaub, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
  • Turek noted that Iowa has seen significant increases in insurance rates because of extreme weather events.
    — Maydeen Merino, The Washington Examiner, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of noted
Verb
  • The Peruvian ceviche was a must, a Herald food critic opined in 2004.
    — Howard Cohen, Miami Herald, 18 Sep. 2026
  • While swaps traditionally help institutions manage risk associated with currencies, commodities, securities and similar instruments, Nelson opined that Kalshi’s sports event contracts serve a fundamentally different purpose.
    — Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of opined

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“Commented.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/commented. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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