1
as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
she chose to declare her presidential aspirations at her college alma mater
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2
as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
she would declare her innocence to the whole world if she could
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3
as in to assert
to state clearly and strongly
our guest enthusiastically declared that the pie was the best he had ever eaten
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as in to reveal
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
though she was silent, her expression declared her unwillingness to go along with the others
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Recent Examples of declare
Probably because they’d all be declared above market value.
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Nearly two months after a deadly, massive measles outbreak in Texas was declared over, the highly contagious disease continues to spread across the country.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
The latter party faced a crisis late last year when former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, a decision that ultimately led to his impeachment and removal from office.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Despite being found guilty, Gein was also declared insane and unable to stand trial.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Nearly two months after a deadly, massive measles outbreak in Texas was declared over, the highly contagious disease continues to spread across the country.
—Maria Godoy, NPR, 12 Oct. 2025
The latter party faced a crisis late last year when former President Yoon Suk Yeol declared martial law, a decision that ultimately led to his impeachment and removal from office.
—David Zimmermann, The Washington Examiner, 11 Oct. 2025
Despite being found guilty, Gein was also declared insane and unable to stand trial.
—Keith Langston, PEOPLE, 11 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for declare
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Blumhouse announced at CinemaCon 2024 that a sequel to Five Nights at Freddy’s was coming in 2025.—
Bethy Squires,
Vulture,
11 Oct. 2025
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The new boat will meet boaters in the water to empty their waste holding tanks for free, the city announced Thursday.—
Amanda Rosa,
Miami Herald,
11 Oct. 2025
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Though the industry is bracing for an EV sales slump, GM's leaders insist that investing deeply and early in a broad range of electric offerings was not a mistake.—
Jackie Charniga,
USA Today,
13 Oct. 2025
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The Republican speaker insists his party has been willing to discuss the health care issue with Democrats this fall, before the subsidies expire at the end of the year.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
13 Oct. 2025
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What those 15,000 or so fair-weather fans missed was the Broncos (4-2, 2-0) asserting themselves in the fourth quarter to pull away for a 41-25 Mountain West win over the Lobos (3-3, 0-2), who for much of the night were like a gnat the home team couldn’t swat away.—
Jim Keyser,
Idaho Statesman,
12 Oct. 2025
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To review or object to instances where our partners assert a legitimate interest in utilizing your data, please visit our vendors page.—
Walden Green,
Pitchfork,
12 Oct. 2025
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While pricing hasn’t been revealed, the company plans to release it later this year in partnership with Asus, Boxx, Dell, HP, and Supermicro.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
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In the film, Zenovich attempts to bring viewers into Chase’s inner world through interviews with his family, friends and co-stars, revealing what is beneath the surface of his bravado.—
Leo Barraclough,
Variety,
13 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Cowen, the economist, proclaimed Tilly his favorite actress and speculated about her virginity.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
8 Oct. 2025
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The Jays proclaimed their difference all season.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
5 Oct. 2025
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Click on any of the links in this post to claim your seats now.—
Ben Verbrugge,
MSNBC Newsweek,
11 Oct. 2025
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After the fireworks exploded, after Orion Kerkering bent to his knees in despair, after the Los Angeles Dodgers mobbed the field and claimed the National League Division Series with a 2-1 walk-off win in Game 4, the Phillies processed it all in the Dodger Stadium visitors clubhouse.—
Charlotte Varnes,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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She was received by the religious community and took her religious name — Sister Jean Dolores Schmidt — in 1938 before professing her vows in 1945.—
Shannon Ryan,
New York Times,
10 Oct. 2025
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Adcock professes to take safety seriously.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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This video will not be displayed at Westchester County Airport.—
Jasmine Laws,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 Oct. 2025
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Airports pick a side TSA owns and operates some of the video monitors at airports which have been added to try to expedite the screening process by displaying reminders and sometimes include DHS messages.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Declare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declare. Accessed 15 Oct. 2025.
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