as in commentary
a series of explanations or observations on something (as an event)
on Monday mornings she usually gives her coworkers a detailed play-by-play on how her weekend date went
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Jafar Panahi) Panahi’s layered script weaves political commentary into an escalating series of small events.—
Clayton Davis,
Variety,
23 May 2025 -
My journalism awards include the 2010 Society of American Business Editors and Writers prize for commentary. 1 of 4 free articles Flash Sale: $49.99/Year.—
William Pesek,
Forbes.com,
23 May 2025
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Disclosure: Steve McDowell is an industry analyst, and NAND Research is an industry analyst firm, that engages in, or has engaged in, research, analysis and advisory services with many technology companies, including VAST Data, Dell Technologies, IBM, WEKA.—
Steve McDowell,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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More than two-thirds of nearly 300 U.S. counties with the biggest growth in Medicaid and CHIP since 2008 backed Trump in the last election, according to a KFF Health News analysis of voting results and enrollment data from Georgetown.—
Noam Levey,
NPR,
28 May 2025
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“Play-by-play.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/play-by-play. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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