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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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Many technology companies issue vague proclamations about improving the world, then go about maximizing revenue.—
Ronan Farrow,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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On Monday, the city council will read a proclamation to honor them.—
Michael Abeyta,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Making that declaration is risky, given the history of collapses by professional teams in this city.—
Michael Cunningham,
AJC.com,
3 Apr. 2026
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Court documents state that his attorney had filed a declaration of treatment and that Alvarado was in compliance.—
Teri Figueroa,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2026
Noun
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The curtains would have to remain open longer as well, until the pronouncement of death, under the judge's ruling.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
8 Apr. 2026
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Despite the president’s pronouncements, tariff earnings have barely made a dent in the federal debt.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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In Hinduism and Buddhism, a mantra is a sacred utterance (syllable, word, or verse) that is considered to possess mystical or religious efficacy.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
31 Mar. 2026
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Here’s the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz, this time with excerpts and utterances from March 15 to 21.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Mar. 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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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 is finishing by fiat actually finishing for real?—
Joshua Rothman,
New Yorker,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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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
Noun
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The parties reached a settlement requiring Live Nation to pay enforcement costs and extending the decree by five and a half years to 2025.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
2 Apr. 2026
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Emancipation for Black Americans did not come through a single divine decree.—
Jesse Jackson Jr,
Chicago Tribune,
2 Apr. 2026
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“Annunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annunciation. Accessed 11 Apr. 2026.
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