as in proclamation
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Recent Examples of annunciation
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.
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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
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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Haines concluded that the evidence presented by the Trump administration supported the president's reasoning behind the proclamation.—
Billal Rahman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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The city’s policy for proclamations states that, among other things, the council will not issue the documents for matters of a political or religious nature.—
Phil Diehl,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 May 2025
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And while the official declaration depends on indicators such as GDP, employment figures and economic activity, CFOs are already preparing.—
Megan Poinski,
Forbes.com,
20 May 2025
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The declaration enables Washington County to expedite emergency response efforts and request resources from the state and federal government.—
Miceala Morano,
Arkansas Online,
20 May 2025
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But Trump’s pronouncement also comes as Lawler, who has been in the House since 2023, is considering a run for New York governor next year.—
Elizabeth Crisp,
The Hill,
7 May 2025
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That’s because, behind all the corporate lingo and big pronouncements of Monday’s announcement, there are still many thorny questions about what this actually means.—
Alexei Oreskovic,
Fortune,
6 May 2025
Noun
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Virtually every utterance is about the team and/or about the grander scheme.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
5 May 2025
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Here’s the latest installment of the Tribune’s Quotes of the Week quiz — this time with excerpts and utterances from the week spanning Jan. 19-25.—
Claire Malon,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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William is studying Henry Louis Gates, Jr., and writing a thesis on the theory of signification.—
Cressida Leyshon,
The New Yorker,
15 Jan. 2024
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What once had been a multitude of beings with varying cultural and spiritual significations—not to mention consciousnesses of their own—became commodities that held value only when inserted into a by-now self-propelling and endlessly expanding market.—
Ben Ehrenreich,
The New Republic,
10 May 2023
Noun
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This acquisition could make more sense for bitcoin rather than in the traditional gold market, since the domain knowledge required for bitcoin mining and bitcoin banking is closer than for gold mining and fiat banking.—
Korok Ray,
Forbes.com,
15 May 2025
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This ‘fiat’ — let it be done — is essential to the sisters’ conception of their identity as an order.—
Lamorna Ash,
The Dial,
6 May 2025
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Doctors and other health care providers across the VA have been left scrambling and short-staffed amid an ever-shifting series of cuts, hiring freezes and other edicts from the White House.—
Eric Umansky,
ProPublica,
6 May 2025
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For most of her two-year Stanford career, Canady hadn’t been able to talk frankly with the softball staff because of an edict from Stanford administrators.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
1 May 2025
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The government of Michoacán enacted a state decree on April 17 that prohibits the performance and/or reproduction of music that promotes the glorification of criminal activities at public events.—
Natalia Cano,
Billboard,
10 May 2025
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According to a new decree signed by Putin last November, soldiers with severe injuries will receive 3 million rubles (about $30,000), while those with minor injuries will receive 1 million rubles ($10,000) and the least serious are paid 100,000 rubles ($1,000).—
David Hambling,
Forbes.com,
6 May 2025
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“Annunciation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annunciation. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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