as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
a politician is wise to annunciate past minor transgressions before the media make something major of them
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Recent Examples of annunciate
Visiting a place again and again, year after year, annunciates the slow progress of human growth.
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Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2017
Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annunciate
Verb
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One of North Crowley’s best defenders announced his next step.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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This month, the United Nations World Food Program announced that the Trump administration was terminating emergency food assistance for 14 fragile countries around the world.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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But all of these datacenters are vulnerable to Chinese espionage, according to a report published Tuesday.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
22 Apr. 2025
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Image Israel’s security chief accused Netanyahu of impropriety Ronen Bar, the chief of Israel’s domestic security agency, said in an affidavit published yesterday that Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu had repeatedly pressed him to spy on Israelis who had led and funded anti-government protests.—
Justin Porter,
New York Times,
22 Apr. 2025
Verb
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There are a couple of reasons why proclaiming the Good News from the Department of State’s website isn’t such good news.—
Chloe Breyer,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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Cena proclaimed to a crowd at the March 24 episode of WWE Raw.—
Obed Manuel,
NPR,
18 Apr. 2025
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To the surprise of nobody, Obiang declared his son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the new vice-president in 2016.—
The Editors,
JSTOR Daily,
18 Apr. 2025
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Country sandals Glamour has declared this genre of leather footwear—strappy, Western-inspired, and usually outfitted with metal hardware—country sandals.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
18 Apr. 2025
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The commodity was found to be defective, perhaps falsely advertised, but not eligible for return.—
Jessica Winter,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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WrestleMania Sunday also advertised Bianca Belair, Rhea Ripley and Iyo Sky in a Triple Threat for the Women’s World Championship, a Fatal 4-Way for the WWE Intercontinental Championship and Logan Paul vs. AJ Styles.—
Alfred Konuwa,
Forbes.com,
20 Apr. 2025
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“Annunciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annunciate. Accessed 30 Apr. 2025.
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