as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
a politician is wise to annunciate past minor transgressions before the media make something major of them
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Recent Examples of annunciate
Visiting a place again and again, year after year, annunciates the slow progress of human growth.
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Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2017
Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annunciate
Verb
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The announcement came on Saturday morning during the Italian Grand Prix weekend, over a year after his last contract extension was announced in June 2024.—
Madeline Coleman,
New York Times,
6 Sep. 2025
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Winners would be announced at fairs with ticket holders in the audience.—
Safiyah Riddle,
Chicago Tribune,
6 Sep. 2025
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Sign up to receive our biggest stories as soon as they’re published.—
Robert Faturechi,
ProPublica,
6 Sep. 2025
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The Hollywood Reporter published their accounts, which included one woman’s claim that the actor waited for her outside of a restroom and forcefully pushed her against a wall and kissed her.—
Emily Blackwood,
PEOPLE,
5 Sep. 2025
Verb
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These anchovies, Chris proclaimed, would be delicious simply turned out on a piece of toast.—
Bon Appétit,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
10 Sep. 2025
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For that matter, so is the beach around it, with signs proclaiming it private property.—
A.K. Whitney,
Oc Register,
9 Sep. 2025
Verb
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Close relatives of the federal official who has accused a Federal Reserve governor of improperly claiming primary residence on two properties have declared the same status on two homes in two different states, public records show.—
Marisa Taylor,
Freep.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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He was declared dead at the scene, according to Capt.—
Noelle Alviz-Gransee,
Kansas City Star,
7 Sep. 2025
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Seattle’s defense was mostly as advertised.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
8 Sep. 2025
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Kalshi has advertised its sports prediction markets on social media this month using NFL and NFL Players Association imagery without consent, while Polymarket has shared some of the league’s markings in its app without permission.—
Dan Bernstein,
Sportico.com,
8 Sep. 2025
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“Annunciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annunciate. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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