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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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Jim Tinaglia, mayor of Arlington Heights, brought a framed proclamation to present during the formal program.—
Karie Angell Luc,
Chicago Tribune,
20 Apr. 2026
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The unabashed proclamation of championship aspirations.—
Ken Sugiura,
AJC.com,
18 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Crews will be knocking door to door, assessing the damage in hopes of getting the state and federal emergency declarations for Ann Arbor, which could help residents pay for repairs.—
Jack Springgate,
CBS News,
17 Apr. 2026
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But Amazon hasn’t made this declaration so outrightly to consumers, many of whom are just now learning about Amazon’s commitment to its new, proprietary operating system (OS), Vega OS.—
Eric Berger,
ArsTechnica,
17 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The president’s policies and pronouncements have often been at odds with each other.—
Josh Boak,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Apr. 2026
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The three great critical voices of the 1990s were Roberta, maybe the greatest pure critic alive, seen here with Jasper Johns; Peter Schjeldahl; and Dave Hickey, who lived in Las Vegas and spoke in weird rhymes and gnomic pronouncements.—
Jerry Saltz,
Vulture,
20 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Relying on an anthropomorphic object for social fulfillment means someone runs the risk of becoming unaccustomed to social situations where their every utterance isn’t affirmed.—
Nina Metz,
Chicago Tribune,
15 Apr. 2026
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What makes the trailer magical is the script, in which every utterance sounds more AI generated than the last.—
Rebecca Alter,
Vulture,
14 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The result is a concept devoid of signification on its own terms.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
24 Mar. 2026
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More Samuel Corum/Getty Images The final version of the One Big Beautiful Bill Act, signed into law by President Donald Trump on July 4, contains signification revisions and rescissions to clean energy grant programs enacted as part of the 2022 Inflation Reduction Act (IRA).—
Hugh Cameron,
MSNBC Newsweek,
16 July 2025
Noun
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To my mind, going from one fiat to the other doesn't make sense — the true dollar diversifier is gold.—
Michael Considine,
CNBC,
23 Apr. 2026
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Biden continued Covid-era moratoriums on evictions despite a Supreme Court ruling that found such fiat unconstitutional.—
Letters to the Editor,
Hartford Courant,
2 Apr. 2026
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But that edict died with him, Vaez said.—
Lauren Kent,
CNN Money,
3 Apr. 2026
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Like most of her peers, Agnes follows her country’s various repressive edicts directed toward young women.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
2 Apr. 2026
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Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy signed a decree on Friday that has imposed sanctions on five Russian cultural figures who are involved with organizing the Russian Pavilion at the 2026 Venice Biennale.—
Maximilíano Durón,
ARTnews.com,
10 Apr. 2026
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Popov was a deputy defense minister from 2013 until June 2024, when he was dismissed by presidential decree.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Annunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annunciation. Accessed 24 Apr. 2026.
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