as in proclamation
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Recent Examples of annunciation
One is his first memory of lying in a cradle and a falcon flying in and striking his mouth with its tail, like an annunciation.
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San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023
Open seams in the ceiling allow sunlight to enter in ghostly lines—some defining an alternative volume within the space, others fanning out like an annunciation.
—Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2020
These will cover the birth and annunciation of Jesus and the journey and adoration of the Magi.
—Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2019
San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023
Open seams in the ceiling allow sunlight to enter in ghostly lines—some defining an alternative volume within the space, others fanning out like an annunciation.
—Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2020
These will cover the birth and annunciation of Jesus and the journey and adoration of the Magi.
—Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annunciation
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President Trump signed a proclamation on March 14 igniting the wartime powers that have only been used three other times in U.S. history.—
Rebecca Beitsch,
The Hill,
8 Apr. 2025
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Trump's 25% tariffs on automobile parts are due to take effect no later than May 3, according to the president's proclamation.—
Jamie L. LaReau,
USA Today,
8 Apr. 2025
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Yoon reversed the declaration after lawmakers forced their way into parliament and voted unanimously to block it – beginning four months of political disarray, during which parliament also voted to impeach the prime minister and acting president.—
Yoonjung Seo,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2025
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Congress will have to vote within 15 days after Trump notifies Congress of the new declaration, Democratic aides told ABC News.—
Rachel Scott,
ABC News,
3 Apr. 2025
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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.—
Sarah Lyall,
New York Times,
5 Apr. 2025
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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
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And with every utterance, those 59-year-old eyes that once seemed glazed appeared to glisten.—
Joey Knight,
Orlando Sentinel,
25 Mar. 2025
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Here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz — this time with excerpts and utterances from March 16 to 22.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
22 Mar. 2025
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William is studying Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and writing a thesis on the theory of signification.—
Cressida Leyshon,
The New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2024
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What once had been a multitude of beings with varying cultural and spiritual significations—not to mention consciousnesses of their own—became commodities that held value only when inserted into a by-now self-propelling and endlessly expanding market.—
Ben Ehrenreich,
The New Republic,
10 May 2023
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Bitcoin is a digital currency and virtual payment system designed to exist outside the control of any central entity, in contrast to fiat currencies which are controlled by governments, like the U.S. dollar or the Swiss franc.—
Andrea Riquier,
USA Today,
7 Apr. 2025
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Even cautious investors might view that as a valuable diversification tool, sitting between the extremes of fiat savings and direct bitcoin speculation.—
Dave Birnbaum,
Forbes.com,
31 Mar. 2025
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The changes outlined in the memo could deal another setback to the ranks of the department’s most experienced nonpolitical career prosecutors, who have been subjected to a wave of firings, forced transfers and policy edicts since Mr. Trump’s inauguration.—
Devlin Barrett,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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Such wasn’t the case for other pages involving minorities and women, because the department said those pages violated the Trump administration’s edict against DEI, which stands for diversity, equity and inclusion.—
Terence Moore,
Forbes,
22 Mar. 2025
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In the near term, the tariffs will affect the cost of sporting goods, sneakers and apparel, much of which are made outside the country in countries including China, India, Bangladesh and Vietnam, all subject to higher tariffs under Trump’s Wednesday decree.—
Brendan Coffey,
Sportico.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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South Korea’s Yoon defends his martial law decree in first public appearance since arrest The trial has also stirred concerns that South Korea is seeing the resurgence of an authoritarian far right.—
Max Kim,
Los Angeles Times,
4 Apr. 2025
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“Annunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annunciation. Accessed 15 Apr. 2025.
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