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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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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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Recent Examples of trumpet
Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Ngannou took the opportunity to trumpet his similar accomplishment.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
Heartfelt salutes trumpet ebullient activism.
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Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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Verb
As the title implies, the show trumpets the artist’s idiosyncrasy, which feels ever more at odds with the cultural moment.
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Jeremy Lybarger,
Artforum,
2 June 2026
Ngannou took the opportunity to trumpet his similar accomplishment.
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Brian Mazique,
Forbes.com,
27 May 2026
Noun
Hershberger lived in Gladstone and taught orchestra at Oak Park High School and Antioch Middle School in the North Kansas City School District, the district confirmed, playing the trumpet in his spare time.
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Ilana Arougheti,
Kansas City Star,
15 June 2026
Heartfelt salutes trumpet ebullient activism.
—
Voice Of The People,
New York Daily News,
14 June 2026
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Brown passed away from coronary heart disease at his Newport News, Virginia, home on June 17, his family announced on June 26 via his Facebook page.
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The invasive golden mussel has now been confirmed in the Port of West Sacramento, marking the species' northernmost detection in California since it was first discovered in Stockton in 2024, wildlife officials announced Saturday.
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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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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.
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Within an hour, skyscrapers flatten to golden sand, and the honk of yellow taxis is replaced by the soothing sounds of rolling waves.
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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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The first season of Beef wasn’t just critically acclaimed; it was widely hailed as an avatar of post-pandemic rage.
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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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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.
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My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.
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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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While promoting Cape Fear on the SmartLess podcast, Adams told the story of saving a man’s life in Santa Monica.
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Supporters of Amendment 3 have used Thursday’s court ruling to promote the new amendment.
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumpet. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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