blared

verb

past tense of blare
as in announced
to make known openly or publicly was it really necessary to blare that private quarrel to the whole world?

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Recent Examples of blared Haitian music blared through the loudspeakers. — Jacqueline Charles, Miami Herald, 3 June 2026 Space-age music blared night-club-loud as pictures of birds, plants, and flowers cascaded down the walls. — Max Norman, New Yorker, 25 June 2026 Horns blared and drummers played a rapid tattoo as the bandleaders swung their limbs with metric precision. — Luis Melecio-Zambrano, Mercury News, 21 June 2026 Lewis George, who has pledged to protect the city's autonomy, stood that ground at her post-election event where pop music blared and a crowd danced with the candidate on stage. — CBS News, 17 June 2026 When the bullhorn blared and the stretching ended, more than 80 Falcons players clad in red and white scattered in different directions. — Daniel Flick, AJC.com, 27 June 2026 The goal horn inside T-Mobile Arena blared, smoke shot out of the cannons at each corner of the rink and McNabb skated by the bench for celebratory fist bumps. — Michael Russo, New York Times, 12 June 2026 June 11, 2016 was Latin night at Pulse, and the vast majority of those in attendance understood the Spanish lyrics of the songs that blared from the club’s speakers. — Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 11 June 2026 Then, as the prime minister began to speak, protesters on nearby Whitehall blared out the choral strains of Beethoven’s Ode to Joy, the anthem of the European Union, which Britain voted to leave a decade ago. — Joe Mayes, Fortune, 22 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blared
  1. announced
  2. proclaimed
  3. published
  4. declared
Verb
  • The heat has become so unbearable in Japan that weather officials in April announced a new term for days when maximum temperatures exceed 104 degrees — kokushobi, meaning harsh or cruel heat, according to the Japan Times.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
  • Harry last saw his father in February 2024, shortly after it was announced that the monarch was undergoing treatment for cancer, though the palace never specified the type.
    — Jennifer Hassan, USA Today, 6 July 2026
Definition of announced
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  • Major League Eating proclaimed him 2024 Rookie of the Year in the competitive eating world.
    — Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 4 July 2026
  • Transplants from the British Isles In 1776, as the nation’s founding generation proclaimed democratic ideals, music in the emerging United States consisted largely of British ballads, fiddle tunes, sea chanteys and hymns.
    — Ted Olson, The Conversation, 2 July 2026
Definition of proclaimed
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  • New Yorker staff writer Rachel Aviv has collected seven essays, six originally published in the magazine, under the rubric of mother-daughter stories.
    — Julia M. Klein, Los Angeles Times, 8 July 2026
  • The Sacramento Bee published three notable local stories on July 7, 2026, spanning law enforcement, education and public safety accountability.
    — Ruyuan Li. Summary produced by AI assistance, Sacbee.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of published
Verb
  • The jury deliberated for about six hours on Monday and eight hours on Tuesday before the mistrial was declared.
    — Lillie Davidson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 8 July 2026
  • The driver of Ballard’s car was declared dead after they were brought to a hospital, and the passenger later died from their injuries, police said.
    — Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026
Definition of declared

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