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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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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as in honk
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Recent Examples of trumpet
William Earl, Variety, 20 Apr. 2025
In a twist that could only have been dreamed up by Hollywood, filmmaker Peter Jackson and Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin collaborated with Colossal Biosciences on today’s reveal of what the company is trumpeting as the first-ever de-extinction of an animal.
—Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Accompanied by the mariachi group Gama 100, the singer delighted her audience with her famous MTV Unplugged (2000) version of the song, featuring Mexican trumpets and brass arrangements.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2025
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Verb
Disney and Lucasfilm have trumpeted Star Wars franchise news at the Tokyo event in an effort to generate strong buzz for upcoming TV, film and gaming releases.
—William Earl, Variety, 20 Apr. 2025
In a twist that could only have been dreamed up by Hollywood, filmmaker Peter Jackson and Game of Thrones creator George R.R. Martin collaborated with Colossal Biosciences on today’s reveal of what the company is trumpeting as the first-ever de-extinction of an animal.
—Degen Pener, HollywoodReporter, 7 Apr. 2025
Noun
Instead, in the first movement, individual parts — piano, trumpets — sprung from the texture and jockeyed for attention.
—Hannah Edgar, Chicago Tribune, 4 Apr. 2025
Accompanied by the mariachi group Gama 100, the singer delighted her audience with her famous MTV Unplugged (2000) version of the song, featuring Mexican trumpets and brass arrangements.
—Natalia Cano, Billboard, 20 Mar. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumpet
Verb
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Howard County Executive Calvin Ball announced emergency legislation to give millions more to county’s schools to maintain core services.—
Racquel Bazos,
Baltimore Sun,
13 May 2025
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Those first appearances will be in early 2023; at this writing, router maker TP-Link had just announced a slate of pricey Archer router and Deco mesh Wi-Fi 7 gear to debut in Q1.—
Iyaz Akhtar,
PC Magazine,
13 May 2025
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Bundling, or combining policies from the same provider, can result in big discounts: State Farm, Geico, Erie and Allstate all advertise rate reductions of up to 25% for enrolling in both home and car insurance.—
Dan Avery,
CNBC,
9 May 2025
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Plants advertise their nectar and pollen with a sweet, enticing odor.—
Lauren Leffer,
Popular Science,
8 May 2025
Noun
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Next came a honk that was lower in pitch than the first, with a slight bray.—
Rivka Galchen,
The New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2024
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First came a recorded honk from an unpartnered male goose named Joshua.—
Rivka Galchen,
The New Yorker,
14 Oct. 2024
Verb
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In May 2024, Combs was seen striking and dragging Ventura in a 2016 surveillance video first published by CNN.—
Alli Rosenbloom,
CNN Money,
3 May 2025
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Hailing from the Mountain State, he has been published in newspapers and magazines throughout West Virginia, as well as in Virginia.—
Chris Slater,
The Washington Examiner,
3 May 2025
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Whether that timeline can change or has changed is uncertain and, in any case, the point of this article is actually not to exert pressure or to acclaim Newcastle as future champions, but rather to recognise and celebrate an extraordinary moment in their history.—
George Caulkin,
New York Times,
2 May 2025
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This year’s revival featuring Scherzinger has been equally critically acclaimed, with several Drama League, Drama Desk and Outer Critics Circle award nominations under its belt and praise coming from the likes of Heidi Klum and Oprah Winfrey.—
Dan Heching,
CNN Money,
30 Apr. 2025
Verb
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Dolly’s announcement proclaimed on the show’s website.—
Abigail Wilt,
Southern Living,
2 May 2025
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On May 8, 1914, Congress passed a law declaring the second Sunday of May as Mother’s Day and the next day President Woodrow Wilson proclaimed the official holiday, proclaiming it also as a holiday to honor mothers whose sons had died in war.—
Rebecca Schneid,
Time,
2 May 2025
Verb
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Among the cuts this year to the permanent employees were 200 probationary staff, dismissed because they had been either recently hired or recently promoted.—
Dinah Voyles Pulver,
USA Today,
2 May 2025
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Healthcare advancements greatly influenced by AI include centralizing patient information and promoting individualized patient care (Glauberman, et.al, 2023).—
Forbes.com,
Forbes.com,
1 May 2025
Noun
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Vaughn points out a telltale sign of tree damage: The bark is coming off.—
Nicole Sours Larson,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 May 2025
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For thousands of years, the native people of the Andes have made the inner bark of trumpet trees into a medicinal tea that is useful in fighting infections, shrinking tumors, numbing aches and pains, and strengthening the autoimmune system in general.—
Joshua Siskin,
Oc Register,
10 May 2025
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumpet. Accessed 15 May. 2025.
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