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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Staghorn coral are in peril and were declared functionally extinct in Florida in 2025 by National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration’s Coral Reef Watch.
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But it was finally declared victorious after yearslong court battles.
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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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Gakpo’s partner Noa van der Bij posted about the loss on social media on Saturday and Gakpo has been given time off to spend with family who are staying near the team base in Kansas City as the Netherlands compete in the World Cup.
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Before the latest search warrant uncovered the remains of the dead dogs, Miranda posted a statement to the rescue's website on June 18.
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“Announce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/announce. Accessed 30 Jun. 2026.
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