Microsoft/TypeScript

Odd TS highlight/hover when hovering a comment

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#56,329 opened on Nov 3, 2023

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Description

When hovering "similar" in the comment here:

https://github.com/microsoft/vscode/blob/dc78919c39904ae6ef624d62e63c59a62a2b6b0d/src/vs/workbench/contrib/terminal/browser/terminalRunRecentQuickPick.ts#L76-L83

It thinks I'm highlighting replace:

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Inspect the hover provider for comments in TypeScript language service, specifically to understand why hovering over 'similar' in a comment incorrectly highlights 'replace'.
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