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commentator

noun

Definition of commentator

as in analyst

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as in broadcaster

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Recent Examples of commentator Zacharia, a conservative commentator who made appearances on outlets like Fox News and Newsmax, was the surprise choice to succeed Karoline Leavitt, who left in August. — Ted Johnson, Deadline, 16 Oct. 2026 Cage is coming off of Spider-Noir at Prime Video and will next be seen in Madden (also on Prime), playing NFL coach, commentator and video game innovator John Madden. — Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 16 Oct. 2026 Enter Katie Zacharia, a 42-year-old political commentator who was a mainstay on Fox News and who has repeatedly referred to herself as a lawyer, despite there reportedly being no evidence of her passing the bar in the United States. — José Criales-Unzueta, Vanity Fair, 16 Oct. 2026 Actor Danny Trejo responded to criticism for being in what some have called a pro-ICE movie backed by political commentator Ben Shapiro’s conservative media company. — Kayla Hayempour, NBC news, 16 Oct. 2026 See All Example Sentences for commentator

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Noun

Microsoft There's alot to like about Microsoft, analyst Gabriela Borges, said ahead of the XBox maker's earnings on October 28.

— Michael Bloom, CNBC, 24 Oct. 2026
Political analyst Majeed Dahiru told The Associated Press that Tinubu’s chances of winning a second term are challenged by public discontent over his economic policies.

— ABC News, ABC News, 24 Oct. 2026

Definition of analyst

Noun

In a report aired by Chinese state broadcaster CCTV, Beijing said Japanese ships and aircraft repeatedly shadowed the Liaoning group during far-sea training in June.

— Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
Netanyahu described the Channel 12 report as nonsense during an appearance on another broadcaster, Channel 14.

— ABC News, ABC News, 25 Oct. 2026

Definition of broadcaster

Noun

Shane Gillis’ dumb joke raised serious issues about women, fashion and sexuality, columnist Robin Abcarian writes.

— Jack Dolan, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
From the earliest days of his film career, fan magazines and movie columnists fixed on the unconventionality of Astaire's image.

— David Hajdu, Vanity Fair, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of columnist

Noun

The traditional telecast, featuring announcers Joe Buck and Troy Aikman with reporters Lisa Salters and Laura Rutledge, will be available on ESPN, ABC and Disney+.

— Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Bingo cards work for commercials during a big game, awards-show moments or announcer clichés.

— Lauren Schuster, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of announcer

Noun

This disturbing contradiction suggests that different physical laws apply to the observer and the observed.

— Philipp Strasberg, Scientific American, 20 Oct. 2026
In a video of the incident posted to social media, a black SUV was seen driving down the residential street before appearing to strike an observer as other observers blew whistles in warning of approaching agents.

— Rosalio Ahumada, Sacbee.com, 20 Oct. 2026

Definition of observer

Noun

Kagame has led the country for decades, and his government has long been accused of abuses over its treatment of political opponents, journalists and other critics.

— Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 22 Oct. 2026
If the report is so defective that nobody should rely on it, release it alongside the state’s criticisms and let lawmakers, journalists, insurance experts and Floridians examine both.

— Matthew T. Christ, Sun Sentinel, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of journalist

Noun

Watt joined play-by-play announcer Jim Nantz and sideline reporter Tracy Wolfson after Tony Romo went on leave following his July 23 arrest in Wisconsin.

— ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
According to one of the student reporters, SB Nation’s Testudo Times journalist Nolan Rogalski, he and Jude Wilkenfeld believed they were permitted to stand outside the football complex because Maryland is a public university.

— Trey Wallace OutKick, FOXNews.com, 22 Oct. 2026

Definition of reporter

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