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an official public statement
He made some important pronouncements on government policy.
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Recent Examples of pronouncements
Galas’s maid, played by the essential Mary Testa, is a former opera star herself, one who makes ominous pronouncements of impending doom in between her dusting.
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Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, the team’s Burnham Yard pronouncements didn’t elaborate on the subject.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, some experts have expressed skepticism about presidential health pronouncements, pointing to past cover-ups and the absence of legal mandates for full transparency.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Given statements and pronouncements from both the OCC and FDIC that are walking back prior efforts to prevent this, existing banking institutions are correct to be taking note and attempting to slow such changes.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
De Zerbi’s outbursts, which are often echoed by comparably provocative public pronouncements by Benatia, seem designed to keep the notoriously combustible club living in a permanent state of heightened tension.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Spokespersons for Diaz-Balart, Cherfilus-McCormick, Wilson and Moskowitz didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on redistricting and DeSantis’ latest pronouncements on the subject.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
This editorial board has great confidence in the Chicago Police Department and its capable chief, Larry Snelling, and such presidential pronouncements only make their difficult job harder.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
As with many pronouncements from this administration, the rhetoric was over the top.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Sep. 2025
Unfortunately, the team’s Burnham Yard pronouncements didn’t elaborate on the subject.
—Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 13 Sep. 2025
Meanwhile, some experts have expressed skepticism about presidential health pronouncements, pointing to past cover-ups and the absence of legal mandates for full transparency.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 3 Sep. 2025
Given statements and pronouncements from both the OCC and FDIC that are walking back prior efforts to prevent this, existing banking institutions are correct to be taking note and attempting to slow such changes.
—Sean Stein Smith, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
De Zerbi’s outbursts, which are often echoed by comparably provocative public pronouncements by Benatia, seem designed to keep the notoriously combustible club living in a permanent state of heightened tension.
—Tom Williams, New York Times, 23 Aug. 2025
Spokespersons for Diaz-Balart, Cherfilus-McCormick, Wilson and Moskowitz didn’t immediately respond to a request for comment on redistricting and DeSantis’ latest pronouncements on the subject.
—Anthony Man, Sun Sentinel, 18 Aug. 2025
This editorial board has great confidence in the Chicago Police Department and its capable chief, Larry Snelling, and such presidential pronouncements only make their difficult job harder.
—The Editorial Board, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2025
As with many pronouncements from this administration, the rhetoric was over the top.
—Editorial, Boston Herald, 11 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronouncements
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NurPhoto via Getty Images Artificial intelligence is in an arms race of scale with bigger models, more parameters, and more compute driving competing announcements that seem to come out on a daily basis.—
Ron Schmelzer,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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The announcements arrives weeks after a lawsuit filed by parents whose 16-year-old son died by suicide following extensive interactions with ChatGPT.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
16 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Newsom also faces blowback from the universe of right-leaning podcasts, YouTube channels and social media postings.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
12 Sep. 2025
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But healthcare—an industry hailed for being recession-proof and resistant against AI automation—has held on strong, with junior-level job postings increasing 13% in that same time period.—
Emma Burleigh,
Fortune,
11 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Impact doesn’t happen through one-off acts or big declarations.—
Christopher Marquis,
Forbes.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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The sketch features Colbert making bold declarations about popular news topics while witty jokes are quietly displayed on the graphic beside him.—
Emlyn Travis,
Entertainment Weekly,
19 Sep. 2025
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In the years following the murder of George Floyd, despite the pledges and proclamations supposedly supporting racial equity and justice, many creators reported censorship and suppression online.—
Janice Gassam Asare,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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Advertisement Advertisement Bold proclamations In speeches, Anthropic leaders offered bold claims about the future of AI.—
Andrew R. Chow,
Time,
16 Sep. 2025
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Many of the protesters held anti-Trump signs and Palestinian flags.—
David Brennan,
ABC News,
18 Sep. 2025
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More than thirty signs referencing racial discrimination and the hostile attitudes of white people to those who were formerly enslaved will come down or be partially covered.—
News Desk,
Artforum,
18 Sep. 2025
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“Pronouncements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronouncements. Accessed 21 Sep. 2025.
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