as in advertisements
a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest
an announcement was in today's paper regarding the merger of the two banks
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Recent Examples of announcements
The announcements came on the first day of Singapore's ATxSummit, a technology conference with a heavy focus on AI deployment this year.
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Dylan Butts, CNBC, 20 May 2026
There’s some exciting things happening on that front and there’ll be new announcements.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 May 2026
The other two were public service announcements.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Meta's reorganization is part of a string of announcements across the tech sector in recent months of job cuts amid intensified focus and spending on AI.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 20 May 2026
The search giant is under pressure to keep up the momentum, and is planning a suite of product announcements.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The company has had a string of notable recent announcements, including adding an extinct South African antelope called the bluebuck to its list of de-extinction targets.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
No casting announcements for Fourth Wing have been made, and a premiere date hasn't been set.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Last week’s Tony Award nominations worked some magic at the box office of the awards contenders, with nearly all of the productions in the major categories reporting box office bumps in the days after Tuesday’s Tony announcements.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Dylan Butts, CNBC, 20 May 2026
There’s some exciting things happening on that front and there’ll be new announcements.
—Jennifer Maas, Variety, 20 May 2026
The other two were public service announcements.
—Eric Berger, ArsTechnica, 20 May 2026
Meta's reorganization is part of a string of announcements across the tech sector in recent months of job cuts amid intensified focus and spending on AI.
—John Ruwitch, NPR, 20 May 2026
The search giant is under pressure to keep up the momentum, and is planning a suite of product announcements.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 19 May 2026
The company has had a string of notable recent announcements, including adding an extinct South African antelope called the bluebuck to its list of de-extinction targets.
—David Bloom, Forbes.com, 19 May 2026
No casting announcements for Fourth Wing have been made, and a premiere date hasn't been set.
—Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
Last week’s Tony Award nominations worked some magic at the box office of the awards contenders, with nearly all of the productions in the major categories reporting box office bumps in the days after Tuesday’s Tony announcements.
—Greg Evans, Deadline, 12 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for announcements
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Sponsors—Colgate-Palmolive among them—demanded advertisements for their products not air on Mary Hartman, Mary Hartman.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
18 May 2026
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The state’s political ethics watchdog is investigating the campaign of gubernatorial candidate Tom Steyer and an influencer who boosted him online for potentially violating a state law on political advertisements.—
Lia Russell,
Sacbee.com,
15 May 2026
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That means viewership around such stuff is smaller, and the networks need to show that ads are reaching not the most people, but rather the most likely people to be interested in a bottle of soda, a specific kind of running shoe, or a new weight-loss drug.—
Michael Schneider,
Variety,
15 May 2026
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So those platforms repaved most of the internet into surfaces that could host video ads, then incentivized users and publishers to roll their cameras.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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The revelation has led to some backlash against the studio, which has leaned heavily on influencers in recent years to generate hype ahead of releases.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
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Stay tuned for a look at offline and online modes before EA UFC 6 releases.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
18 May 2026
Noun
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Scammers know how to search your name combined with your city, your employer, your relatives' names, or specific document types, pulling up PDFs of HOA filings, church bulletins, nonprofit board minutes and medical conference attendee lists that most people have completely forgotten exist.—
Kurt Knutsson,
FOXNews.com,
16 May 2026
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Radio stations slowly developed their own news style, with journalists producing bulletins designed for the spoken word, including current affairs programs and talk programs to deal with local issues or issues of national concern.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
1 May 2026
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Last year, job postings in product design fell by 18%, and graphic design by 57%, according to Fast Company.—
Nicholas Gordon,
Fortune,
16 May 2026
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For an extensive listing of my well over one hundred analyses and postings, see the link here and the link here.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2026
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“Announcements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/announcements. Accessed 23 May. 2026.
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