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.
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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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Texas was the last Confederate state to have the proclamation announced.—
Natalie Neysa Alund,
USA Today,
1 June 2026
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Mayor Marty Maloney will then deliver a proclamation recognizing June as Pride Month in Park Ridge.—
Pioneer Press,
Chicago Tribune,
29 May 2026
Noun
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To take that leap is, to us, the ultimate declaration of love.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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The opposition’s declaration explicitly acknowledged Washington’s role in the post-Maduro transition.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
Noun
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Maury Brown Maury Brown Leading up to recent negotiations, the public pronouncements of how much is going to the players have fallen along party lines.—
Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
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That same month, Talarico’s campaign spokesman, JT Ennis, issued an official response to the vegan pronouncements on his boss' behalf, sharing a photo of Talarico taking a large bite of a massive turkey leg while wearing a button-down with a Texas flag design.—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Noun
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The room received the work with laughter, snaps, and occasional utterances of that satisfied poetry moan.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 May 2026
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For one last time, here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz — with excerpts and utterances from May 17 to 23.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
23 May 2026
Noun
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According to Baudrillard, consumption is institutionalized as a signification as well as a social differentiation process.—
Ayse Binay Kurultay,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
11 May 2026
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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
Noun
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Bitcoin is by far the largest crypto token by market capitalization, and its proponents frequently tout it as a form of digital gold that can serve as a hedge against inflation-prone fiat currencies.—
Jack Kubinec,
Fortune,
26 May 2026
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Converting crypto into usable fiat (money and currencies issued by governments) had been marketed as instant and borderless.—
Amy Guttman,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2026
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The edict that journalists be accompanied at all times while on Pentagon grounds was introduced in March after a judge struck down an earlier set of restrictions.—
Scott Nover,
Washington Post,
18 May 2026
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The Chargers’ last game was a playoff loss to Vrabel’s Patriots, so nothing short of an edict from the NFL probably would have stopped the franchise’s social media team from referencing the Vrabel-Russini controversy.—
Senior Editor,
Los Angeles Times,
15 May 2026
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The artists were protesting the approval of two decrees that regulate and censor artists not affiliated with state institutions, and penalize freedom of expression and independent journalism.—
Sarah Moreno
June 5,
Miami Herald,
6 June 2026
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The visa was introduced by a Putin presidential decree in August 2024 for migrants who embrace Russia’s traditional anti-woke values.—
Zahra Ullah,
CNN Money,
4 June 2026
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“Annunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annunciation. Accessed 7 Jun. 2026.
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