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Opine is not a back-formation of opinion. Both words come from Middle French opiner, meaning "to express one's opinion," and Latin opīnārī, "to have in mind" or "to think." And they were thought up as words for the English language independently at different times.
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Frederick Melo, Twin Cities, 21 May 2024
Anya Taylor-Joy and Chris Hemsworth go inside Furiosa, their full-throttle Mad Max prequel
The Furiosa star also opined that Scorsese and Coppola had misdiagnosed the cause of the fall of moviegoing.
—Wesley Stenzel, EW.com, 14 May 2024
Unless those with rational minds lose their reluctance to opine on the matter, the utter insanity of the the transgender movement will, like a cancer, continue to persist.
—Armstrong Williams, Baltimore Sun, 8 May 2024
This year’s redevelopment effort is renamed the Reconnecting Communities Redevelopment Act, but – as this Editorial Board has opined – a cute new name doesn’t hide redevelopment’s sordid history.
—Steven Greenhut, Orange County Register, 10 May 2024
Nobody wants to opine on how a judge is going to rule — especially not based on a stray comment in an evidentiary hearing — but oof.
—Sarah Jeong, The Verge, 8 May 2024
To riff off the old saying, to err is human, so AI must opine.
—Adam Rodman, STAT, 3 May 2024
As is typical, Wall Street bigwigs will opine on financial markets, asset management and other topics.
—Laurence Darmiento, Los Angeles Times, 2 May 2024
McCourt is now one of the latest in the line of thinkers to have opined about the state of the digital world.
—Paolo Confino, Fortune, 16 Mar. 2024
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“Opine.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/opine. Accessed 28 May. 2024.
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