blared

verb

past tense of blare
as in announced
to make known openly or publicly was it really necessary to blare that private quarrel to the whole world?

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Recent Examples of blared The lawsuit, filed in Douglas County District Court, says Miller was kept in a pitch-black basement where loud music blared from a large speaker placed near his head. — Cuyler Dunn, Kansas City Star, 29 July 2026 Cockpit alarms blared as two Delta Air Lines jets narrowly avoided each other over Atlanta's Hartsfield-Jackson International Airport during a frightening near miss now under federal investigation. — Stephen Sorace, FOXNews.com, 29 July 2026 Music blared while unpadded athletes zipped around at breakneck speeds under a bright South Bay sun. — Dieter Kurtenbach, Mercury News, 26 July 2026 Flood sirens blared Thursday morning in the town, northwest of San Antonio that's some 35 miles east of Camp Mystic. — Bill Chappell, NPR, 16 July 2026 Two TVs blared late into the night; those who could block out the noise slept in the glow. — Jonathan Blitzer, New Yorker, 13 July 2026 Fireworks and flares were let off and music blared from portable speakers to attract more and more to a boisterous 3am scene. — Philip Buckingham, New York Times, 12 July 2026 Building workers sat in the surrounding areas waiting for their next order, while car alarms and police sirens blared in the background. — Eduardo Cuevas, USA Today, 7 July 2026 When the bullhorn blared and the stretching ended, more than 80 Falcons players clad in red and white scattered in different directions. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 27 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blared
  1. announced
  2. proclaimed
  3. published
  4. declared
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  • Given the extent of the disruption to oil exports from the Middle East since the start of hostilities between Washington and Tehran, most of the hikes announced by OPEC+ since March have had a negligible impact on the physical crude market.
    — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The project was announced less than 36 hours before the meeting.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of announced
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  • Yes, the Jaguars were among the majority of NFL teams that proudly proclaimed their support for the LGBTQ movement on June 1.
    — Armando Salguero OutKick, FOXNews.com, 31 July 2026
  • The police department received state accreditation, which the mayor and police director have proclaimed demonstrates that officers have implemented modern policing practices.
    — Brandon Goldner, CBS News, 30 July 2026
Definition of proclaimed
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  • The team’s social media department was preparing the stream in advance and accidentally published the link.
    — Devon Henderson, New York Times, 22 July 2026
  • The barrier islands were the only North Carolina locale to make the coveted list published Tuesday, July 7.
    — Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 22 July 2026
Definition of published
Verb
  • Craig Harris reported at 12News that the level of fraud and unallowable purchases was not the 1% declared by voucher supporters like state Schools Chief Tom Horne, but closer to 20%.
    — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Construction on the facility began in 2020; at the time, Iran declared the facility to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency as a future facility to assemble the centrifuges that make nuclear fuel.
    — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026
Definition of declared

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