pronouncement
noun
pro·nounce·ment
prə-ˈnau̇n(t)s-mənt 
1
: a usually formal declaration of opinion
2
: an authoritative announcement
Examples of pronouncement in a Sentence
He made some important pronouncements on government policy.
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
In the early, uncertain days of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists delivered one comforting pronouncement: The virus that caused COVID mutates rather slowly.
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Among Donald Trump’s more alarming pronouncements on the international stage have related to the vast island of Greenland, a frigid and sparsely populated territory in the Arctic.
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Mark Faithfull, Forbes, 4 Mar. 2025
In the early, uncertain days of the coronavirus pandemic, scientists delivered one comforting pronouncement: The virus that caused COVID mutates rather slowly.
—Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2025
By Simon Shuster / Munich February 20, 2025 8:03 AM EST
Among Donald Trump’s more alarming pronouncements on the international stage have related to the vast island of Greenland, a frigid and sparsely populated territory in the Arctic.
—Simon Shuster / Munich, TIME, 20 Feb. 2025
Good Times Restaurants does not anticipate any material effect from recent accounting pronouncements on its financial statements.
—Quartz Intelligence Newsroom, Quartz, 6 Feb. 2025
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“Pronouncement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronouncement. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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pronouncement
noun
pro·nounce·ment
prə-ˈnau̇n(t)-smənt
: an official or solemn statement or announcement
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