ANNOUNCES Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

announces

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present tense third-person singular of announce

as in proclaims

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 announces Continue reading … DECISION DAY — Judge announces order on Lindsay Clancy's motion for not guilty finding, weeks after mistrial. — FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Throughout the episode, Luke texts Joy words of encouragement and romantically announces that a plate of vegetables at a restaurant reminded him of her. — Rafaela Bassili, Vulture, 29 Sep. 2026 Multiple couples form a circle while a caller announces moves that the dancers perform together, often changing partners along the way. — Brian Unger, CBS News, 28 Sep. 2026 Technical debt at least announces itself through slow releases and frustrated engineers. — Jeremy Bradley-Silverio Donato, Forbes.com, 25 Sep. 2026 The inflation print comes before the Bank of England’s Monetary Policy Committee announces its latest policy update on Thursday. — Chloe Taylor, CNBC, 16 Sep. 2026 Tennis great Roger Federer announces his retirement from pro tennis at 41 with 20 grand slam wins and 103 ATP titles. — Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 15 Sep. 2026 That number matters because hard water rarely announces itself with just one clue. — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026 For example, if a hyperscaler announces a 1-gigawatt facility, that number typically refers only to how much electricity the facility is designed to consume. — J.d. Capelouto, semafor.com, 11 Sep. 2026

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When people start accusing Arisa, Victor proclaims that her holding his hands and asking him about being a Traitor was weird.

— Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
In turn, prosecutors are repeating their arguments that the defendant is a threat to more than paper goods and profits, as his attorney proclaims.

— Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 Sep. 2026

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Although the Florida Division of Elections publishes data that include only active voters on their site, the Herald included active and inactive voters in all calculations and graphics, since inactive voters are still eligible to cast ballots.

— Claire Heddles, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Screencaps, which publishes seven-days-a-week, is a mix of sports, pop culture, and emails from sane readers from around the world.

— Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 5 Oct. 2026

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