as in proclaiming
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 announcing
The Los Angeles County Sheriff's Department bulletin announcing the arrest of 33-year-old Brandon Tyrell Simmons in connection with a deadly stabbing in Palmdale.
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Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 May 2026
His visits this year have been jam-packed with news, from announcing the capture of Venezuela's then-president Nicolás Maduro and strikes on Iran.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 17 May 2026
But Sunday marked her home debut with Atlanta, with the Dream announcing a sellout at the State Farm Arena.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
This was announcement comes exactly one year after Dogma 25 bowed at Cannes, with five Danish directors – May el-Toukhy, Milad Alami, Annika Berg, Isabella Eklöf and Jesper Just – announcing their projects.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 May 2026
Schedules for the upcoming NFL season were released Thursday, with teams announcing their opponents in creative reveals posted to social media.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
During a November news conference announcing the breakthrough, Rusk County District Attorney Micheal Jimerson said the investigation was derailed early on by a mistaken interpretation of evidence recovered during autopsies, according to the Longview News-Journal.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Smart’s remains were not recovered in the latest search in Arroyo Grande, the sheriff’s office said Saturday while announcing the search had been concluded.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox waves to the fans after announcing play ball during the home opener on Monday, April 1, 2019, in Atlanta.
—Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 17 May 2026
His visits this year have been jam-packed with news, from announcing the capture of Venezuela's then-president Nicolás Maduro and strikes on Iran.
—Kinsey Crowley, USA Today, 17 May 2026
But Sunday marked her home debut with Atlanta, with the Dream announcing a sellout at the State Farm Arena.
—Ian Miller Outkick, FOXNews.com, 17 May 2026
This was announcement comes exactly one year after Dogma 25 bowed at Cannes, with five Danish directors – May el-Toukhy, Milad Alami, Annika Berg, Isabella Eklöf and Jesper Just – announcing their projects.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 16 May 2026
Schedules for the upcoming NFL season were released Thursday, with teams announcing their opponents in creative reveals posted to social media.
—Grace Miserocchi, Chicago Tribune, 16 May 2026
During a November news conference announcing the breakthrough, Rusk County District Attorney Micheal Jimerson said the investigation was derailed early on by a mistaken interpretation of evidence recovered during autopsies, according to the Longview News-Journal.
—Christina Coulter, PEOPLE, 16 May 2026
Smart’s remains were not recovered in the latest search in Arroyo Grande, the sheriff’s office said Saturday while announcing the search had been concluded.
—Ray Sanchez, CNN Money, 10 May 2026
Legendary Braves manager Bobby Cox waves to the fans after announcing play ball during the home opener on Monday, April 1, 2019, in Atlanta.
—Mark Bradley For The Ajc, AJC.com, 9 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for announcing
Verb
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Again, the show is insistent on proclaiming Val’s greatness without putting in the work.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
11 May 2026
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Which is to say that its power as a mode of redress in the first sense—as agent for proclaiming and correcting injustices—is being appealed to constantly.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Wright has been a champion of LeBron's accomplishments for quite some time, declaring James the GOAT over Michael Jordan nearly a decade earlier, after the former's improbable Finals win over the Golden State Warriors.—
Austin Perry OutKick,
FOXNews.com,
14 May 2026
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The network noted that The View had obtained a ruling from the FCC in 2002, declaring that the show was exempt from the equal time rule.—
Ted Johnson,
Deadline,
13 May 2026
Verb
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The company is not to be confused with the music-publishing company of the same name, founded in 2017, the assets of which were recently acquired by Sony Music.—
Jem Aswad,
Variety,
18 May 2026
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Marvel has shaken up its comics publishing unit.—
Borys Kit,
HollywoodReporter,
18 May 2026
Verb
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Towers has been freed after posting $30,000 bail.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
15 May 2026
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Also, the two opposing narratives were mirror images of each other in volume and posting cadence, suggesting that the same culprit may have been amplifying both sides of the fight.—
Lane Brown,
Vulture,
15 May 2026
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More than half of Premier League front-of-shirt deals are due for renewal and, with betting-advertising regulations changing, the industry feedback is that sponsorship levels on offer have been depressed somewhat.—
Chris Waugh,
New York Times,
12 May 2026
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Near MetLife Stadium in New Jersey, for example, one hotel that normally charges around $200 a night was advertising a rate of $800 on nights around June World Cup matches.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 May 2026
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“Announcing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/announcing. Accessed 21 May. 2026.
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