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verb

Definition of trumpetnext
1
as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly the company trumpeted the launch of the new phone that had none of the bugs the old one was known for

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2
as in to advertise
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively critics trumpeted the band's latest album as the best of the decade

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trumpet

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noun

as in honk

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Recent Examples of trumpet
Verb
Since OpenAI launched ChatGPT in 2022, business leaders have trumpeted AI’s potential to handle tasks long reserved for a massive white-collar workforce. — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 24 June 2026 There must have been such a riot of sound, with lions roaring at dawn, and elephants trumpeting at the moon. — Literary Hub, 18 June 2026
Noun
Jimson weed is a flowering plant in the nightshade family known by a variety of additional common names, including thorn apple, devil's snare, or devil's trumpet. — Steve Bender, Southern Living, 21 June 2026 The house kept the white surface densely beaded and concentrated the softness at the lower skirt, where wispy feathers turned the otherwise clean column into a textural, trumpet shape. — Maggie Clancy, Footwear News, 20 June 2026 See All Example Sentences for trumpet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumpet
  1. announce
  2. advertise
  3. honk
  4. publish
  5. acclaim
  6. bray
  7. proclaim
  8. promote
Verb
  • Like whether aliens will be announced by the US government, whether a coup attempt will take place in Russia — even whether the earth is flat.
    — Jon Sarlin, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • Samsung Confirms Launch Date Of New Galaxy Foldables Samsung has announced its latest Galaxy Unpacked event.
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 11 July 2026
Definition of announce
Verb
  • Metro has advertised limited edition tap cards for different countries and leaned into social media to promote public transit during the games.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 July 2026
  • Some bags advertise waterproof material, while others have water-resistant bottoms or in some cases, no resistance at all.
    — BestReviews, Mercury News, 8 July 2026
Definition of advertise
Noun
  • As the Knicks closed in, and then closed it out, during the fourth quarter, each new bucket was greeted with cheers and car honks from Brooklyn to the Bronx.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 14 June 2026
  • Within an hour, skyscrapers flatten to golden sand, and the honk of yellow taxis is replaced by the soothing sounds of rolling waves.
    — Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
Definition of honk
Verb
  • In its latest half-year earnings, published May 21, EasyJet reported a pre-tax loss of £552 million for the six months ending March 31, despite a 12% jump in half-year revenues to £4 billion, warning of price rises and slower bookings.
    — Hugh Leask, CNBC, 6 July 2026
  • Vogue Business assessed the 64 shows and presentations published on Vogue Runway and contacted each brand to verify the findings (brands were given 48 hours to respond).
    — Amy Francombe, Vogue, 6 July 2026
Definition of publish
Verb
  • Pattinson joins the ranks, as does acclaimed Ivorian actor Isaach De Bankolé, who plays Farok, a disenchanted Fedaykin death commando (essentially, a former Atreides guard).
    — Jaeden Pinder, Rolling Stone, 8 July 2026
  • At that moment, the region’s buzziest genre filmmaker was Yeon, whose Train to Busan had premiered to acclaim in Cannes’ Midnight Screenings in 2016 and gone on to earn more than $100 million worldwide.
    — Patrick Brzeski, HollywoodReporter, 6 July 2026
Definition of acclaim
Noun
  • Timbaland’s eerie, minimalist production — stuttering beat patterns, yawning silences between drum hits, synth riffs that bray and heave — was the ideal vehicle for Elliott’s slaloming, heavily syncopated raps.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Definition of bray
Verb
  • Her Valley girl howl will stop you in your tracks, proclaiming friendship, revolution, and, yeah, lust.
    — Debby Wolfinsohn, Entertainment Weekly, 7 July 2026
  • While the Declaration of Independence proclaimed liberty, slavery remained legal in New York.
    — Tunisia Morrison, New York Daily News, 5 July 2026
Definition of proclaim
Verb
  • Instead of promoting their efforts, Republican lawmakers were left scrambling when the president abruptly withdrew his support over a separate political fight.
    — Samantha Delouya, CNN Money, 11 July 2026
  • The British Museum move, meanwhile, is a public happening organized as part of a citywide art trail to promote a world tour around BTS’s latest album.
    — Andy Battaglia, ARTnews.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of promote

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