Thesaurus results for OPINES

opines

verb

present tense third-person singular of opine

as in reflects

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 opines As Powell McCormick opines on the importance of baking safety into AI systems, and earning the trust of its users, another ping. — Bloomberg, Mercury News, 17 Sep. 2026 Scott’s Charleson at one point in this film opines about how much more satisfying stage work is for an actor without an editor there to chop you up to pieces. — Ryan Lattanzio, IndieWire, 5 Sep. 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 So opines Daniel Radcliffe in the solo show Every Brilliant Thing, which just opened at the Hudson Theatre on Broadway. — Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 13 Mar. 2026 Columnist Cameron Smith opines about a less-than-inspiring group of Republican candidates. — Tacuma Roeback, Nashville Tennessean, 1 Oct. 2025 Angone opines that we Guardsmen were not acquainted with the neighborhoods we were assigned to. — Chicago Tribune, 28 Aug. 2025

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

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 17 Oct. 2026
The bottom-barrel sentiment also reflects a buildup of workers having to endure six years filled with crises, including a global pandemic, Daniel Zhao, chief economist at Glassdoor said at the time of the report’s release in late September.

— Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of reflects

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Larry remarks, amazed all these years later by this odd before-they-were-stars encounter.

— Blake J. Harris, Vulture, 12 Oct. 2026
After a competition win, Fujino remarks that her dream was to see her manga animated, a comment that temporarily splits the two central characters.

— Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 7 Oct. 2026

Definition of remarks

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Upworthy is already proving what that can look like, turning the conversations in our Instagram comments into a New York Times bestselling book.

— Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 30 Sep. 2026
This year’s fans cheered on Backpack in the contest’s Instagram comments, noting his lineage and reputation as a gentle giant.

— ABC News, ABC News, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of comments

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Hobbs' team notes that the Phoenix area is still one of the top spots in the country for new home construction.

— Hannah Knowles The Washington Post, Arkansas Online, 19 Oct. 2026
Lindsey Burnett, a urogynecologist and assistant professor at UC San Diego who co-authored the study, notes that lower urinary tract symptoms that look and feel like a UTI can be caused by things other than bacteria.

— Hanna Wickes, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

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