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
Here is his 50-balls-in-play rolling exit velocity chart for last year, with the removal from that late-June game annotated.
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Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
This is Clement’s brief, filed Friday and annotated by The New York Times.
—Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025
In a case study by MIT Technology Review, a major financial services company achieved a 20% productivity boost in customer support by first standardizing and annotating its datasets before deploying a GenAI tool.
—Betsy Reed, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Bar menus in every major American city were annotated with craft mocktails spiked with adaptogens, and YouTube swamis like Andrew Huberman were proclaiming that alcohol was a poison that hampered cognitive performance.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Eno Sarris, The Athletic, 25 Mar. 2025
This is Clement’s brief, filed Friday and annotated by The New York Times.
—Michael Rothfeld, New York Times, 8 Mar. 2025
In a case study by MIT Technology Review, a major financial services company achieved a 20% productivity boost in customer support by first standardizing and annotating its datasets before deploying a GenAI tool.
—Betsy Reed, Forbes, 7 Jan. 2025
Bar menus in every major American city were annotated with craft mocktails spiked with adaptogens, and YouTube swamis like Andrew Huberman were proclaiming that alcohol was a poison that hampered cognitive performance.
—Barrett Swanson, Harper's Magazine, 2 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for annotate
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Collins explains why they haven’t been given their due and their contributions have been interpreted as opposition to the current state of the workplace.—
Bryan Robinson,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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Meanwhile, social media commenters are interpreting the shift as a sign of the times.—
Alice Gibbs,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 June 2025
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Wilson said the cost of deferred infrastructure maintenance in La Jolla would be substantial, though it hadn’t been analyzed yet.—
Michael Smolens,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
8 June 2025
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When something doesn’t work, don’t punish the misstep—analyze the inputs, refine the process, and reuse the insight.—
Brent Gleeson,
Forbes.com,
8 June 2025
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Furthermore these efforts should also find ways to explain the costs of AI use from an environmental perspective.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Nivola in Lochlan’s season-ending near-death experience and Koch in a one-take episode in which Erik explains to his attorney the abuse within the Menendez household.—
Daniel D'Addario,
Variety,
7 June 2025
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However, as one family’s experience illustrates, the story of the Great Wealth Transfer is far more complex.—
Joseph Coughlin,
Forbes.com,
2 June 2025
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To illustrate the scale of this complexity, Lin explains that there can be seemingly endless ticket combinations for trips between Los Angeles and London.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
1 June 2025
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Use these prompts to clarify thinking, then test insights through actual leadership situations.—
Sarah Hernholm,
Forbes.com,
7 June 2025
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Before she’s had time to clarify matters, a TV monitor in the bank lobby shows live news reportage, casting her as the alleged perpetrator of a hostage crisis the whole city is watching unfold.—
Dennis Harvey,
Variety,
6 June 2025
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“Annotate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annotate. Accessed 13 Jun. 2025.
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