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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.
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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
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
Noun
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In 1914, President Woodrow Wilson, acting on a joint congressional resolution, signed a proclamation designating the second Sunday in May as Mother’s Day.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
9 May 2026
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City leaders honored the organization with a proclamation recognizing its long-standing impact on economic empowerment and community development efforts across Kansas City, particularly within historically Black neighborhoods and the 18th & Vine Historic Jazz District.—
J.M. Banks
May 8,
Kansas City Star,
8 May 2026
Noun
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More than a year after much of Pacific Palisades was leveled by fire, the Los Angeles City Council on Friday approved a motion calling on various departments to enhance red flag warning declarations to improve preparedness.—
City News Service,
Daily News,
8 May 2026
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The ceasefire and previous declarations that military operations were over have given way to new threats of bombing if Tehran does not accept a deal that allows for resumption of oil and natural gas shipments disrupted by the conflict.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 May 2026
Noun
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Despite the official figures offered and pronouncements made by Mamdani and NYPD Commissioner Jessica Tisch, New York City remains a very violent place.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
10 May 2026
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Bowie made this pronouncement in 1999, and not much has changed since.—
Marissa Lorusso,
Pitchfork,
3 May 2026
Noun
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Jefferson Lewis, 47, was arrested Thursday for the alleged murder of a five-year-old girl now known as Kumanjayi Little Baby, a pseudonym given by her family as a cultural measure among their Indigenous Warlpiri people to avoid the utterance of a deceased person’s name during a mourning period.—
Angus Watson,
CNN Money,
1 May 2026
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Here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz, this time with excerpts and utterances from April 19 to 25.—
Grace Miserocchi,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Both artists draw from their Renaissance references to take up the significations of light, mass, and scale.—
Horace D. Ballard,
Artforum,
22 Apr. 2026
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The result is a concept devoid of signification on its own terms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Anthropic is suing the Defense Department and the relevant federal agencies to undo the fiats.—
Jared Perlo,
NBC news,
29 Apr. 2026
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Plus, this digital fiat currency has the price certainty of a traditional bank account.—
Malana VanTyler,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Vancouver’s mayor issued a stern edict to keep the Whitecaps in town.—
Chris Branch,
New York Times,
29 Apr. 2026
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My worry is edicts from Hartford.—
Christopher Keating,
Hartford Courant,
28 Apr. 2026
Noun
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At the time of his death, the 53-year-old president was enmeshed in a constitutional crisis over his tenure, and his ruling by decree following his dismissal of the Parliament.—
Jacqueline Charles,
Miami Herald,
8 May 2026
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France’s highest administrative court will make a ruling based on their conclusions, which will be enacted by government decree.—
Devorah Lauter,
ARTnews.com,
8 May 2026
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“Annunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annunciation. Accessed 15 May. 2026.
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