annunciation

noun

Definition of annunciationnext
as in proclamation

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Recent Examples of annunciation Last season’s Big Ten championship was an annunciation for UCLA, the program’s entrance into the nation’s elite with its first conference title in nearly two decades. — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Djo skates between falsetto and mellow, talky vocals with moments of funky, emphatic annunciation. — airmail.news, 5 July 2025 One is his first memory of lying in a cradle and a falcon flying in and striking his mouth with its tail, like an annunciation. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023 Open seams in the ceiling allow sunlight to enter in ghostly lines—some defining an alternative volume within the space, others fanning out like an annunciation. — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2020 These will cover the birth and annunciation of Jesus and the journey and adoration of the Magi. — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annunciation
  1. proclamation
  2. declaration
  3. pronouncement
  4. promulgation
  5. utterance
  6. signification
  7. fiat
  8. edict
Noun
  • Before Lincoln’s 1863 proclamation, it was largely left to individual states when—or even if—to celebrate Thanksgiving.
    — Michele Metych Britannica Editors Sep. 30, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Sep. 2026
  • More than 120 National Guard members were activated, part of roughly 400 statewide after the governor issued an emergency proclamation.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of proclamation
Noun
  • The Jane Doe said she was not promised and did not receive any compensation for the declaration.
    — Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 25 Sep. 2026
  • Oracle’s declaration of force majeure on a giant US data center under construction showcased the risks to the AI infrastructure buildout, and amplified fears of the financial fallout should the apparent bubble pop.
    — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • Those have included previous premature pronouncements of agreements between Hamas and Israel that have left would-be donors skeptical.
    — Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • In between the swaggering pronouncements, Jaggseer waxes poetic about dusty roads and Chevy trucks and reflects on humble beginnings and hard work.
    — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 19 Sep. 2026
Definition of pronouncement
Noun
  • Indeed, our public institutions encourage the promulgation of private paperwork.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 26 Aug. 2026
  • From at least this point on—if not earlier, given the promulgation of the Golden Bull—the Holy Roman Empire was an explicitly German state divorced from its historical connection to the papacy.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Definition of promulgation
Noun
  • Peter roused again but had grown more certain since his last utterance.
    — Anand Giridharadas, New Yorker, 26 Sep. 2026
  • To claim yourself as a Carrie, Miranda, Charlotte, or Samantha is to declare intentions, goals, and values in a single utterance.
    — Elisabeth Garber-Paul, Rolling Stone, 20 Sep. 2026
Definition of utterance
Noun
  • According to Baudrillard, consumption is institutionalized as a signification as well as a social differentiation process.
    — Ayse Binay Kurultay, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
  • Both artists draw from their Renaissance references to take up the significations of light, mass, and scale.
    — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of signification
Noun
  • Moral judgment is not a matter of timeless fiats, even were they proclaimed by the Lord of Hosts.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Stablecoin payments still depend on liquidity, conversion, regulation, custody and access to fiat infrastructure.
    — Ozan Ozerk, Forbes.com, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of fiat
Noun
  • The edict is to transform the operating model when the market fundamentally shifts so the company can thrive in a changing environment.
    — Erik Clarke, Forbes.com, 29 Sep. 2026
  • The film by and large follows the edicts of Iranian neorealism, with unobtrusive observations and a naturalistic soundscape.
    — Siddhant Adlakha, Variety, 11 Sep. 2026
Definition of edict

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