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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 Synonyms for blazoned
  1. published
  2. adorned
  3. announced
  4. decorated
  5. proclaimed
  6. draped
  7. declared
  8. advertised
Verb
  • The findings were published in the Journal of Applied Physics on September 8.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 9 Sep. 2026
  • The same poll found belief that data centers raise electricity bills jumped from 43% in January to nearly 60% by July—six months before Apollo or Morgan Stanley published a word of this research.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 8 Sep. 2026
Definition of published
Verb
  • Many of its stations look as though they were built for the tsars, clad in precious marble and adorned with mosaics, crystal chandeliers, sculptures, and gilded moldings.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 15 Sep. 2026
  • So, like many of the girls my age, my bedroom walls were adorned with posters of Britney Spears, the Pussycat Dolls, and the Spice Girls.
    — Megan Feringa, New York Times, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of adorned
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  • The new equipment was announced at an industry conference in Wuxi, China, on September 2 and covers several key stages of semiconductor production.
    — Christopher McFadden, Interesting Engineering, 7 Sep. 2026
  • After starting, the student said, Carleen leaders announced the program would actually take nine months to complete.
    — Annie Martin, The Orlando Sentinel, 6 Sep. 2026
Definition of announced
Verb
  • It’s decorated with symbols and art reminiscent of the Triforce, the golden, in-game relic that can grant any wish.
    — Kelsey Fogarty, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
  • Yellow tentacles decorated with rhythmic patterns of dots swirl around a room, the patterns echoed on the floor and the walls.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 9 Sep. 2026
Definition of decorated
Verb
  • Billboards and banners proclaimed a state or city’s love for Canada.
    — Rio Yamat, Fortune, 6 Sep. 2026
  • The right of women to the ballot was formally made a part of the constitution of the United States today when Secretary of State Colby proclaimed ratification of the nineteenth amendment.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 26 Aug. 2026
Definition of proclaimed
Verb
  • The American walks into a meeting room in Las Vegas’ New York-New York hotel, dressed in bold pink tracksuit bottoms, with the WBC welterweight title belt draped over his shoulder, talking as fast as his fists fly.
    — Chris McKenna, New York Times, 10 Sep. 2026
  • However, my hands-down favorite was the new Apple Watch Hermès Series 12 (starting at $1,399), draped in radiant gold titanium.
    — Andrew Gebhart, PC Magazine, 10 Sep. 2026
Definition of draped
Verb
  • By the time the Nielsen ratings came in, however, the president had already declared victory for the convention and himself.
    — Brian Stelter, CNN Money, 15 Sep. 2026
  • Midway through the third period, he was officially declared out for the remainder of the contest.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 15 Sep. 2026
Definition of declared
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  • Cooper Barkate came as advertised Friday, with four catches for 67 yards and a touchdown.
    — Barry Jackson, Miami Herald, 5 Sep. 2026
  • The experience sharpened her understanding of the gap between the freedoms advertised to women and those actually available to them.
    — SPIN Staff, SPIN, 3 Sep. 2026
Definition of advertised
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“Blazoned.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blazoned. Accessed 17 Sep. 2026.

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