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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
Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
The military declared McKinney dead in March 1946, though no crash site had been identified, let alone any remains of the man from Providence, Rhode Island.
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Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Baltimore City declared a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert through Saturday, the Fourth of July, due to an extreme heat wave expected to impact most of Maryland.
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Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Despite the ongoing investigations and tips, she was never found and declared legally dead in 2001.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
No, seriously, the nation’s president has declared a national holiday.
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Alex Connor,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
This decision overturns a 2001 Supreme Court case that declared the limits on party spending to be constitutional.
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Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
30 June 2026
Traffic is gradually returning to Bolivia’s highways after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency and deployed military and police forces to dismantle roadblocks that had paralyzed large parts of the country for more than seven weeks.
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Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Anthropic has declared that RSI is close to becoming a reality—although its not quite there yet.
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Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
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The State Department on Tuesday congratulated conservative candidate Keiko Fujimori after she was declared the winner of Peru’s presidential runoff election by a razor-thin margin.
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Bonny Chu,
FOXNews.com,
1 July 2026
The military declared McKinney dead in March 1946, though no crash site had been identified, let alone any remains of the man from Providence, Rhode Island.
—
Kocha Olarn,
CNN Money,
1 July 2026
Baltimore City declared a Code Red Extreme Heat Alert through Saturday, the Fourth of July, due to an extreme heat wave expected to impact most of Maryland.
—
Adam Thompson,
CBS News,
1 July 2026
Despite the ongoing investigations and tips, she was never found and declared legally dead in 2001.
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Charna Flam,
PEOPLE,
30 June 2026
No, seriously, the nation’s president has declared a national holiday.
—
Alex Connor,
USA Today,
30 June 2026
This decision overturns a 2001 Supreme Court case that declared the limits on party spending to be constitutional.
—
Nina Totenberg,
NPR,
30 June 2026
Traffic is gradually returning to Bolivia’s highways after President Rodrigo Paz declared a state of emergency and deployed military and police forces to dismantle roadblocks that had paralyzed large parts of the country for more than seven weeks.
—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
23 June 2026
Anthropic has declared that RSI is close to becoming a reality—although its not quite there yet.
—
Jeremy Kahn,
Fortune,
23 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declared
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Wayfair, with Castlegate, Shein, with its manufacturing network, and Beyond, with its stated goal of being the ‘everything home company’ are each trying to replicate the success of these models.
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With the call spread strategy in this ETF, a call is sold to generate premium at a stated price, and another call option is bought at the same time at a higher strike price to capture potential upside.
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Its proclaimed intention was not merely to change the ways of art and literature but to transform life itself.
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Right now, the Softies Marshmallow 2-Piece Lounge Set, one of her proclaimed favorites, is on sale thanks to an on-page coupon.
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After Lyles announced that Harrington won the second ballot, the council voted unanimously to acclaim Harrington as the city’s next mayor.
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Pino’s supporters sighed and sniffled when the verdict was announced.
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Slave owners insisted that human bondage fulfilled God’s will.
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Even with some international teams packing up to go home, Rodríguez late Thursday insisted that the government was not winding down rescue efforts.
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Cruz asserted that the fleet causes environmental damage and threatens endangered wildlife.
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Vance asserted that the 2020 election was rigged due to tech companies censoring information.
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While chatting with ExtraTV at the Tight Ends & Friends concert presented by Sports Illustrated and Reese's, San Francisco 49ers player George Kittle confirmed he was invited to the upcoming ceremony — and revealed one of the pair's wedding rules.
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Research on elite competitive eaters revealed that some individuals can train to increase the elasticity of their stomachs.
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In the nineteen-forties, Harlem twice elected a city councilman, Ben Davis, who was an avowed, card-carrying member of the Communist Party and ended up serving five years in prison under an anti-Communist law.
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An avowed foodie, Favreau learned some impressive knife skills for the role.
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These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.
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The board of directors then pushed Haney out as CEO amid highly publicized quarreling.
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“Declared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declared. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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