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as in stated
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as in proclaimed
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as in announced
to make known openly or publicly
she chose to declare her presidential aspirations at her college alma mater
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as in insisted
to state as a fact usually forcefully
she would declare her innocence to the whole world if she could
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as in asserted
to state clearly and strongly
our guest enthusiastically declared that the pie was the best he had ever eaten
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as in revealed
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
though she was silent, her expression declared her unwillingness to go along with the others
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Recent Examples of declared
Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
In July 2024, a mistrial was declared.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
With the ballots tallied, Abbott declared victory, announcing there’s enough support in the House for the policy to pass.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
The one who overcomes the greatest number of unknown challenges is declared the winner of The Box.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Hollywood has declared a war on pants.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 14 Mar. 2025
Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was interviewed by an NBC Los Angeles reporter in his home — where the alleged shooting occurred — after jurors were unable to come to a unanimous decision in the trial and a mistrial was declared on Monday, March 10.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
No one has declared Stockton the starter.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
In the 17th century, the then-bishop of Quebec declared that beaver meat was acceptable to eat on Fridays during Lent, since the church deemed the semiaquatic rodent a fish, according to Scientific American.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Verb
Dale was hospitalized and declared brain dead the following day.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
In July 2024, a mistrial was declared.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
With the ballots tallied, Abbott declared victory, announcing there’s enough support in the House for the policy to pass.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
The one who overcomes the greatest number of unknown challenges is declared the winner of The Box.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Hollywood has declared a war on pants.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 14 Mar. 2025
Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was interviewed by an NBC Los Angeles reporter in his home — where the alleged shooting occurred — after jurors were unable to come to a unanimous decision in the trial and a mistrial was declared on Monday, March 10.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
No one has declared Stockton the starter.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
In the 17th century, the then-bishop of Quebec declared that beaver meat was acceptable to eat on Fridays during Lent, since the church deemed the semiaquatic rodent a fish, according to Scientific American.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declared
Adjective
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Amazon billionaire Jeff Bezos‘ aerospace company Blue Origin doesn’t seem all that close to its stated objective of a world in which millions of people live and work in space.—
Miles Klee,
Rolling Stone,
14 Apr. 2025
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The stated goal for GPT-5 will be consolidation, a branding move to unify o-series models and GPT-series models.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Fans of the Land of Oz attraction in the North Carolina mountains were distraught over its sudden, announced closing on Friday.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
16 Mar. 2025
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To worsen matters, it was announced on Saturday that Cam Thomas, the team’s leading scorer, will miss the remainder of the 2024-25 season because of a left hamstring strain suffered in Thursday’s loss to the Chicago Bulls.—
C.J. Holmes,
New York Daily News,
16 Mar. 2025
Verb
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The Innies insisted on exploring the outside world.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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Hamas has insisted on sticking to the initial framework signed with Israel in January, which would have seen parties move to a second phase on March 1.—
Nadeen Ebrahim and Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Huang asserted that the groundbreaking model will actually require more computation than many in the industry thought.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
19 Mar. 2025
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In May 2024, they were even seen dancing alongside each other at a public event in which the dictator asserted Zimbabwe's intention to compete for the hosting rights of the 2027 Cricket World Cup.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Their findings revealed that persistent visual cues of disorganization deplete our cognitive resources and impair our ability to concentrate.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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To play, just make your selection in the multiple-choice list and the correct answer will be revealed.—
J. D. Biersdorfer,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One bitter irony of the faux-Ghibli meme is that Miyazaki is an avowed hater of A.I. technology.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2025
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An avowed foodie, Favreau learned some impressive knife skills for the role.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Their memoir Hollywood on the Tiber was published in Italian in 1982, and an English translation is now due for release.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2025
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This article was originally published by Glamour Spain.—
Arancha Gamo,
Glamour,
5 Jan. 2025
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The patients alleged the company didn’t disclose the risk of false positives in genetic testing on embryos, which led them to discard potentially viable embryos.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Because of his status as a prestige member, the club turned a blind eye to the abuse, the lawsuit alleged − the organization was ultimately not part of the trial.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Declared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declared. Accessed 29 Apr. 2025.
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