make (something) known

phrase

formal
: to tell people (something)
She made her decision known to the staff.

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But the school’s chief also wants to make known his commitment to preparing the next generation of film and TV creatives for a rapidly-changing industry. Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 7 Oct. 2025 Remember, a big conversation where all the facts are clearly laid out isn’t the only way to make something known. Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 21 Nov. 2024 And as people who seek to avoid loud or unruly children make known their preferences for childfree restaurants, grocery stores and flights, more businesses are catering to them. Harmeet Kaur, CNN, 19 Sep. 2024 Dozens of voters gathered outside Timberline High School in Southeast Boise on Thursday, ready to check in and make known their pick for president before the November election. Ian Max Stevenson, Idaho Statesman, 24 May 2024 It is done in a way that calls attention to make something known. Olivia Munson, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2024 Yet here in Bisi, Leigh relinquishes the warm embrace of the mammy’s arms as if to make known that any care rendered from this figure is an act of taking without consent. Shantay Robinson, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Dec. 2023 Lawmakers later passed a bipartisan bill that would make known drug possession and public drug use a gross misdemeanor, with offenders being punished with up to 364 days in jail. Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner, 19 Aug. 2023

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“Make (something) known.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/make%20%28something%29%20known. Accessed 21 Jul. 2026.

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