1
as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
the company trumpeted the launch of the new phone that had none of the bugs the old one was known for
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2
as in to advertise
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
critics trumpeted the band's latest album as the best of the decade
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as in honk
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Recent Examples of trumpet
Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
The national media trumpets Tomlin’s non-losing seasons, while the local radio shock jocks blast him for postseason failures.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Arturo Sandoval Arturo Sandoval and his trumpet are like chocolate and peanut butter: a delightful pairing.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Verb
Now, in the early 1960s, Clay ridiculed rivals and trumpeted his abilities before an increasingly skeptical press.
—Mikal Gilmore, Rolling Stone, 17 Jan. 2025
The national media trumpets Tomlin’s non-losing seasons, while the local radio shock jocks blast him for postseason failures.
—Mike Defabo, The Athletic, 9 Jan. 2025
Noun
Salem Phillips, Smith County High: Just a seventh-grade trumpet player who is already a top musician in the high school marching band and concert band.
—Andy Humbles, The Tennessean, 22 Dec. 2024
Arturo Sandoval Arturo Sandoval and his trumpet are like chocolate and peanut butter: a delightful pairing.
—David Oliver, USA TODAY, 9 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumpet
Verb
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The school announced that Faulkner, along with other donors, gave gifts to the Camden Scholars Program.—
Lucas Frau,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Since Trump has taken office, Musk announced that USAID would shut down.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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According to Variety, the website had been advertising its typical selection of merchandise and athleisure wear on Sunday, but all of those items were removed and replaced with the swastika shirt shortly after the ad aired.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Research suggests that about 50% of products advertised to Black women contain these types of chemicals, compared with about 7% that are advertised to White women, according to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The geese honk, the chickens squawk and the turkeys strut haughtily, unaware that Thanksgiving is nigh.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Nov. 2024
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Into the nighttime, into the rain, their honks croaked and croaked.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American-Statesman,
5 Jan. 2024
Verb
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This story was originally published February 8, 2025 at 9:58 PM.—
Jason Anderson,
Sacramento Bee,
9 Feb. 2025
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The research was published in the journal Science of the Total Environment.—
Michael Irving,
New Atlas,
9 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The move was widely viewed as an attempt to place attention on himself while capitalizing on Kendrick’s big moment, further fueling speculation that West has become jealous of the fanfare and acclaim the Compton rapper has received over the past year.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Feb. 2025
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Based on a script from the 1970s that Crichton revamped with the help of Steven Spielberg, the widely acclaimed and widely watched ER ran on NBC from 1994 to 2009.—
Dominic Patten,
Deadline,
30 Jan. 2025
Verb
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In 1998, the City of DeBary proclaimed the third Saturday in February to be Frederick deBary Day.—
Joe Rassel,
Orlando Sentinel,
6 Feb. 2025
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Some have turned to social media to proclaim that loading the silverware basket by type of silverware is the ideal method for easy unloading.—
Halee Miller Van Ryswyk,
Better Homes & Gardens,
5 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This is the second edition of this competition, with the first running from 2019-23 between seven teams, with Scotland winning while Papua New Guinea was relegated and Canada was promoted.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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The nonprofit had been set to receive $165,000 over three years to expand its farmers market and promote urban farming in the area, one of the poorer neighborhoods in Kansas City.—
Jonathan Shorman,
Kansas City Star,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Backed against its bole, and as dark as the bark itself, was a bear.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
13 Feb. 2025
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This compound was isolated from the bark of a tree long used by Samoan traditional healers to treat hepatitis — ethnobotanist Paul Cox recorded its use there, bringing the compound to the attention of other researchers.—
Joshua Rapp Learn,
Discover Magazine,
11 Feb. 2025
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumpet. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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