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a statement made publically
The government issued a proclamation granting all workers the right to parental leave.
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Recent Examples of proclamations
Kansas representatives Valdenia Winn and Wanda Brownlee Paige presented Spurlock the proclamations.
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Pj Green
april 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
His executive orders are very much akin to royal proclamations.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Governors and senators sent proclamations.
—Olivia Almagro, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
The Wendy Eisenberg of Wendy Eisenberg is newly unafraid of love songs, or at least unembarrassed by their proclamations.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Still, claims Block, don’t expect GammaTime to be adapting outlandish stories such as previous proclamations from the Enquirer that Hillary Clinton and Cher were on their death beds.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
The disorientation and disgust that so many people experienced in response to Trump’s thundering, violent proclamations is important.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump keeps making foreign policy proclamations and decisions that serve Putin’s interests rather than our own.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Many technology companies issue vague proclamations about improving the world, then go about maximizing revenue.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Pj Green
april 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
His executive orders are very much akin to royal proclamations.
—Chicago Tribune, 16 Apr. 2026
Governors and senators sent proclamations.
—Olivia Almagro, Hartford Courant, 16 Apr. 2026
The Wendy Eisenberg of Wendy Eisenberg is newly unafraid of love songs, or at least unembarrassed by their proclamations.
—Jayson Greene, Pitchfork, 9 Apr. 2026
Still, claims Block, don’t expect GammaTime to be adapting outlandish stories such as previous proclamations from the Enquirer that Hillary Clinton and Cher were on their death beds.
—Katie Kilkenny, HollywoodReporter, 8 Apr. 2026
The disorientation and disgust that so many people experienced in response to Trump’s thundering, violent proclamations is important.
—Stephanie A, The Conversation, 8 Apr. 2026
Trump keeps making foreign policy proclamations and decisions that serve Putin’s interests rather than our own.
—Elizabeth Shackelford, Twin Cities, 8 Apr. 2026
Many technology companies issue vague proclamations about improving the world, then go about maximizing revenue.
—Ronan Farrow, New Yorker, 6 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclamations
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Others said training events for the CAPE portal were over-registered, and some said there was confusion about which importers should make CAPE declarations.—
Kate Nishimura,
Footwear News,
29 Apr. 2026
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After Monday night’s Game 4 victory, there was no bravado, no declarations and no viral sound bites waiting to be misinterpreted.—
Mike Bianchi,
The Orlando Sentinel,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Under Díaz-Canel, the Cuban government has passed several laws and decrees to punish the sharing of opposition views, including on social media.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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Instead, the president governs by executive orders, emergency decrees, and extortionate transactions, using his power to reward his friends and punish his enemies.—
Gregg Nunziata,
The Atlantic,
27 Apr. 2026
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Meanwhile, the state passed a law in 2013 requiring police to make video and audio recordings of statements from people arrested for major crimes.—
Ray Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Apr. 2026
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By the end of the first period Sunday, neither of those statements were true.—
Peter Baugh,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2026
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The office also handles business registrations, oversees the state archives and runs a potpourri of other state programs, like commissioning notaries public and maintaining a registry for advance care directives.—
Ben Paviour,
Sacbee.com,
25 Apr. 2026
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Bass has previously announced directives regarding strategic LAPD deployment, including in March after a brawl broke out in connection to a street takeover near upscale apartments in downtown.—
Tracy Brown,
Los Angeles Times,
19 Apr. 2026
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“Proclamations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclamations. Accessed 3 May. 2026.
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