blazoned

verb

past tense of blazon
1
as in published
to make known openly or publicly their very public canoodling has pretty much blazoned the fact that they are having an affair

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2
as in adorned
to make more attractive by adding something that is beautiful or becoming the city's waterfront has been blazoned with banners celebrating the festival of tall ships

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Recent Examples of blazoned Fall colors of red and gold blazoned the trees on the far end of the stadium. — Paula Wethington, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for blazoned
  1. published
  2. adorned
  3. announced
  4. decorated
  5. proclaimed
  6. draped
  7. declared
  8. advertised
Verb
  • The company has not yet published AIR’s overall dimensions, weight, reach, battery capacity, or maximum payload.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 9 Nov. 2026
  • City University of New York’s Creating Law Enforcement Accountability and Responsibility project, or CLEAR, published legal guides for BLM advocates on avoiding law enforcement scrutiny in 2020.
    — Hudson Crozier, The Washington Examiner, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of published
Verb
  • The conversation pit abutted a window adorned with a beaded curtain, as shown in the background of this photo of Ross with Tracee and Rhonda.
    — Katie Schultz, Architectural Digest, 10 Nov. 2026
  • Upon arrival, visitors will be greeted with a facade adorned with over 17,000 lights.
    — Tianwei Zhang, Footwear News, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of adorned
Verb
  • Nvidia’s board on Sunday announced an independent investigation, but expressed confidence in Huang.
    — Andrew Edgecliffe-Johnson, semafor.com, 9 Nov. 2026
  • This album arrives seven and a half years after its nearest predecessor, and 34 months since it was first announced in January 2024.
    — Will Pritchard, Pitchfork, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of announced
Verb
  • Baristas in Lima, the capital, were offering cappuccinos decorated with the image of the pope.
    — Luis Andres Henao, Chicago Tribune, 11 Nov. 2026
  • The Billboard Hot 100 is decorated with both spiderwebs and mistletoe, thanks to hits central to Halloween and Christmas.
    — Gary Trust, Billboard, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of decorated
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  • And in races from Kentucky to Indiana to South Carolina, candidates loudly proclaimed their support for blocking private equity from gobbling up housing.
    — Sen. Elizabeth Warren, Time, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Newsom recently proclaimed a state of emergency in September due to the El Niño, which some forecasters predict could be the strongest on record.
    — Dean Fioresi, CBS News, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of proclaimed
Verb
  • They must be staked into the ground, not draped on the headstone.
    — Jeff Wagner, CBS News, 11 Nov. 2026
  • During the Mexican-American War, legend has it, one cadet—not much older than Holt—draped himself in the Mexican flag and leapt to his death rather than surrender it to American troops.
    — Reif Larsen, Travel + Leisure, 9 Nov. 2026
Definition of draped
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  • The Associated Press declared Matsui the winner Tuesday afternoon over Vang, a Sacramento City Council member who entered the race pushing for a new generation of Democratic leadership.
    — Karen Garcia, Los Angeles Times, 11 Nov. 2026
  • Sanaa was declared the political capital and Saleh the interim president, with Aden as the economic capital, Beidh as the vice president, and Attas as the prime minister.
    — Manfred W. Wenner All, Encyclopedia Britannica, 10 Nov. 2026
Definition of declared
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  • The Cardinals are better than advertised against a rough schedule with a 3-2 ATS overall record and a 3-0 ATS road record.
    — Hank Gola, New York Daily News, 7 Nov. 2026
  • But has punishment been so openly advertised since the pre-Civil Rights era?
    — Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 7 Nov. 2026
Definition of advertised

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“Blazoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blazoned. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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