ANNOTATES Synonyms: 37 Similar and Opposite Words

annotates

verb

present tense third-person singular of annotate

as in interprets

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 annotates Pretending to be the smart person who annotates their books can lead to becoming that person. — Brianne Kane, Scientific American, 19 Sep. 2025

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MeCore interprets the aesthetic signals across those images and connects them with relevant products.

— Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 6 Oct. 2026
That includes the sphere of geopolitics, which the market interprets through the lens of oil prices and interest rates on government bonds.

— Zev Fima, CNBC, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of interprets

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Now, Instagram’s AI search engine analyzes the full context of a post, including the caption and the keywords in comments, to understand what a piece of content is about and who should see it.

— Tonia Ryan, Forbes.com, 1 Oct. 2026
The federal government keeps and analyzes extensive data on foster care demographics and knows a lot about other populations.

— Joseph Shapiro, NPR, 30 Sep. 2026

Definition of analyzes

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As well as hearing the audio of the Princess, the three-part doc series explains how and when they were recorded, and the extraordinary lengths Diana went to in order to ensure her story could be heard.

— Max Goldbart, Deadline, 7 Oct. 2026
As Madison explains, picking her first post-Oscar gig definitely stressed her out, but her desire to grow her career and range (a la Cate Blanchett and Isabelle Huppert) helped push her to take on the project.

— Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of explains

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Turkheimer said the apparent mistake illustrates how the complexities of statutes of limitations can undermine the fundamental premise of the justice system.

— Tim Stelloh, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
One transaction illustrates how the operation allegedly worked.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 1 Oct. 2026

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