annunciated

verb

past tense of annunciate
as in announced
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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  1. announced
  2. published
  3. declared
  4. proclaimed
Verb
  • The McDonald County Clerk's office announced later that day that the Big Sugar Gravel permit had been approved.
    — Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The organization reported more than 13 percent growth in demand for Made in Green in its 2025-26 annual report, announced in September.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of announced
Verb
  • After the piece was published, a spokesperson for Anduril reached out to Lee with several urgent requests for correction.
    — Max Tani, semafor.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • At least 75 data center projects worth more than $130 billion total were delayed or cancelled in the first three months of this year, according to a Data Center Watch report published in June.
    — Sasha Rogelberg, Fortune, 11 Oct. 2026
Definition of published
Verb
  • Before Kenya reported its case, there had been no active cases outside Congo since Uganda declared its outbreak over in late August.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 7 Oct. 2026
  • Busan Mayor Park Chun Jae-soo declared the festival open, delivering his first opening-night address as mayor.
    — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Definition of declared
Verb
  • President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving holiday.
    — The Learning Network, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026
  • Another article this year from Rolling Stone proclaimed that monoculture ended in 2016.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of proclaimed
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“Annunciated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annunciated. Accessed 13 Oct. 2026.

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