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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Her symptoms include vomiting up clots of hair, bile and sewing pins; making scary pronouncements in a guttural voice that is not her own; and being unusually attractive to wasps, whose carcasses litter her bedclothes.
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Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Behind the Scenes Readers love to go behind the scenes to discover real stories beyond a game’s stats and pronouncements at post-game news conferences.
—Ralph Loomis, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
Again, there is a little bit of selective presentation in this pronouncement, as Ulbrich didn’t acknowledge that this pushback comes from the new intent of modern machine learning, which — to a certain extent — is to replace actors by training AI on past work.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
His pronouncements received the kind of publicity usually reserved for heads of state, and public-opinion polls named him the greatest living American.
—George Pendle, airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
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Sarah Lyall, New York Times, 5 Apr. 2025
Behind the Scenes Readers love to go behind the scenes to discover real stories beyond a game’s stats and pronouncements at post-game news conferences.
—Ralph Loomis, Hartford Courant, 1 Apr. 2025
Again, there is a little bit of selective presentation in this pronouncement, as Ulbrich didn’t acknowledge that this pushback comes from the new intent of modern machine learning, which — to a certain extent — is to replace actors by training AI on past work.
—Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 21 Mar. 2025
His pronouncements received the kind of publicity usually reserved for heads of state, and public-opinion polls named him the greatest living American.
—George Pendle, airmail.news, 15 Mar. 2025
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“Pronouncement.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronouncement. Accessed 22 Apr. 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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