as in to proclaim
to make known openly or publicly
the excited coworker announced to everyone within hearing distance that she and her husband were expecting
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Recent Examples of announce
Cuban Minister of Energy and Mines Vicente de la O Levy announced during a press conference on Wednesday that the island had run out of fuel reserves.
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 May 2026
That core level is also where the entertaining starts to announce itself.
—David Caraccio
may 16, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed 2026 first-round draft pick Max Iheanachor to a four-year contract, the team announced on Friday.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 16 May 2026
China was the first major country to retaliate against tariffs announced by the Trump administration in April 2025.
—Evelyn Cheng,eunice Yoon, CNBC, 8 May 2026
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Julia Jacobo, ABC News, 16 May 2026
That core level is also where the entertaining starts to announce itself.
—David Caraccio
may 16, Sacbee.com, 16 May 2026
The Pittsburgh Steelers have signed 2026 first-round draft pick Max Iheanachor to a four-year contract, the team announced on Friday.
—Garrett Behanna, CBS News, 16 May 2026
China was the first major country to retaliate against tariffs announced by the Trump administration in April 2025.
—Evelyn Cheng,eunice Yoon, CNBC, 8 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for announce
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While there will always be the ‘doomers’ out there proclaiming otherwise, that doesn’t mean comics are dying—they’re just changing.—
Josh Weiss,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
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But on Change of Plans, the outfit's newest album — out now — frontman Isaac Gibson proudly proclaims that the humble group of musicians from Castlewood finally sounds most like themselves.—
Chris Barilla,
PEOPLE,
15 May 2026
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Her next novel, CLOWN, will be published by Riverhead Books (Spring 2025).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
21 May 2026
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The couple announced the split in a joint statement to TMZ, published May 20.—
KiMi Robinson,
USA Today,
21 May 2026
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With very few exceptions, an end was declared, not only to empires, but also to city-states, duchies, principalities, emirates, sultanates, caliphates, khanates, agencies, princely states, colonies, suzerains, dependencies, mandates, tributaries, condominia and protectorates.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The World Health Organization declared a public health emergency of international concern over an outbreak of a rare Ebola virus in central Africa.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
18 May 2026
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Even with two shaky starts to begin his Red Sox tenure, Suarez has been as advertised, if not better.—
Gabrielle Starr,
Boston Herald,
20 May 2026
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Several pro-Palestinian groups then planned and advertised a protest to take place at the event.—
City News Service,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
19 May 2026
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That box office low point in the franchise — which went into theaters with a lot of behind-the-scenes melodrama (Lord & Miller were fired and the directing reins handed to Ron Howard — posted a 4-day over Memorial Day weekend of $103M domestic and another $52M abroad.—
Anthony D'Alessandro,
Deadline,
19 May 2026
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The department posted on Facebook Tuesday that a bear was seen roaming around the Lehigh County soccer fields early in the morning.—
Alexandra Simon,
CBS News,
19 May 2026
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“Announce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/announce. Accessed 22 May. 2026.
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