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
Greenspan, who served as chair from 1987 to 2005, did usher in the statement the Fed now issues after each meeting announcing its decision.
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Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
Earlier this week, it was announced that Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll were heading for divorce.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
This despite the fact that all episodes ranged from 44–59 minutes and was categorized as a legal drama when Murphy and Kardashian’s partnership was first announced.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
Neither team announced a starting pitcher for the series finale Sunday.
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ABC News,
20 June 2026
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Christopher Rugaber,
Fortune,
20 June 2026
Earlier this week, it was announced that Bunnie Xo and Jelly Roll were heading for divorce.
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Meg Walters,
InStyle,
20 June 2026
This despite the fact that all episodes ranged from 44–59 minutes and was categorized as a legal drama when Murphy and Kardashian’s partnership was first announced.
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Joe Reid,
Vulture,
20 June 2026
Neither team announced a starting pitcher for the series finale Sunday.
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ABC News,
20 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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Broadway ticket sales held steady last week as the newish season eases into the post-Tony summer weeks, with Chess posting strong figures during its final week and Celebrity Autobiography doing the opposite during its last bow.
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Tesla, which has a plant in Brandenburg near Berlin, posted a more than fourfold increase in new registrations in Germany in May compared with a year earlier, according to the KBA Motor Transport Authority.
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“Announce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/announce. Accessed 27 Jun. 2026.
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