as in to proclaim
to make known openly or publicly
the excited coworker announced to everyone within hearing distance that she and her husband were expecting
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Recent Examples of announce
Disney subsidiary 20th Century Studios announced in the past week that The Devil Wears Prada 2 will arrive on digital streaming via premium video on demand on Tuesday, June 30.
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Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The singer-songwriter announced his engagement to McQueen with a joint Instagram post in April.
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
After 37 years, Muhl announced his retirement as head women’s basketball coach at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
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ABC News,
27 June 2026
For now, neither Swift nor Kelce has publicly announced an official wedding date.
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Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
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Tim Lammers,
Forbes.com,
27 June 2026
The singer-songwriter announced his engagement to McQueen with a joint Instagram post in April.
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Brendan Le,
PEOPLE,
27 June 2026
After 37 years, Muhl announced his retirement as head women’s basketball coach at Kirkwood Community College in Cedar Rapids, Iowa.
—
ABC News,
27 June 2026
For now, neither Swift nor Kelce has publicly announced an official wedding date.
—
Stephanie Giang-Paunon,
FOXNews.com,
27 June 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for announce
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Her claim to the throne is strongest, since her father King Viserys, publicly proclaimed her his heir at the start of Season 1.
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There’s an urge to proclaim Haaland the biggest megastar to perform at Boston Stadium/Gillette Stadium since Tom Brady was lighting up the sky for the Patriots.
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The agency recently published a draft of a new plan to address the safety of train crossings in Missouri.
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Afterpay data published last year in Fortune found that more than half of Gen Z consumers report an aversion to credit cards, with 63% switching to alternative payment methods as a result — making BNPL the de facto checkout tool for the generation Amazon most wants to own.
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But Nicky stays and watches, amused as Lestat declares his new outlook on life.
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The mayor of Marseille, Benoît Payan, had already declared his opposition to West’s performance on social media in late March.
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As Musk has advertised numerous times in the past decade, Starship is also designed to drive down the cost of getting cargo to orbit by orders of magnitude — from a couple thousand dollars per kilogram to as little as $10 per kilogram.
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But in the days after Cape Verde drew against Spain, a different company began advertising Blue Sharks jerseys on social media.
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His appearance at Saturday’s match was well chronicled by attendees at the match, including Francis Suarez, the former Miami mayor, who posted a photo with Rubio during the game in what appeared to be a stadium suite.
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Any updates surrounding the cleanup will also be posted on the OC Health Care Agency website.
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“Announce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/announce. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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