Thesaurus results for OPINE

opine

verb

ō-ˈpīn

Definition of opine

as in to reflect

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 opine Both the prosecution and defense were given the opportunity to opine on the decision after the third deadlock. — Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 4 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 And, when Malika’s dentist beau sends her flowers, Khloé opines (over FaceTime, naturally) that the bouquet is too small and therefore cheap. — Naomi Fry, New Yorker, 29 Aug. 2026 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 See All Example Sentences for opine

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Blue Origin’s expansion reflects the infrastructure demands of a higher launch cadence.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
Despite the risks, vessels continue to transit the Strait, reflecting its commercial importance, particularly for energy shipments to Asian markets, Ampatzidis said.

— Lee Ying Shan, CNBC, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reflect

Verb

Meta declined to comment on whether Muse could still offer financial assistance if more banks move further to prevent AI agents from consumer accounts.

— Joshua Hong, Fortune, 15 Oct. 2026
His office declined to comment when asked about Overton’s involvement in drafting the scientific justification document.

— David Lim, semafor.com, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of comment

Verb

Critics point to remarks Netanyahu allegedly made at a 2019 Likud Party meeting.

— Eric Cortellessa, Time, 18 Oct. 2026
When one person remarks that Holmes may be a victim of Stockholm Syndrome under Evans, viewers can only wonder if the same can be said for Fielder and Holmes.

— David Mack, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of remark

Verb

Xuan’s attorney, Mitchell Krems, previously noted his client had never been convicted of a crime.

— James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2026
But the agents deny that claim in the lawsuit, noting that that they were fired without any investigation, notice or hearing.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of note

Verb

After the premiere the other day, [Jones] says, ‘Thanks for paying attention to the character Waylon, because most people wouldn’t.

— Michael Schneider, Variety, 15 Oct. 2026
The company said its team can currently build a robot in about a day, with a target of reducing the process to roughly an hour next year.

— Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 15 Oct. 2026

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