blazons

verb

present tense third-person singular of blazon
1
as in publishes
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 adorns
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 blazons
  1. publishes
  2. adorns
  3. announces
  4. decorates
  5. posts
  6. drapes
  7. proclaims
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  • In the opening pages of his book, How to Save the Media, McKenzie recalls drinking whiskey at the Chelsea Hotel alongside former Vanity Fair editor Tina Brown, who now publishes the popular Fresh Hell newsletter on Substack.
    — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 2 Nov. 2026
  • The county treasurer publishes a full list of school district rates.
    — Elizabeth Jane Beckett-Camarata, The Conversation, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of publishes
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  • His name, Harold Thune, now adorns the high school auditorium.
    — Kaia Hubbard, CBS News, 27 Oct. 2026
  • Reflecting on his career as a whole, Domingo says he is often guided by advice from prize-winning playwright Lynn Nottage, part of which adorns his left arm as a tattoo.
    — Savannah Walsh, Vanity Fair, 24 Sep. 2026
Definition of adorns
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  • Moments after being introduced, Kino announces to her boyfriend that her father is dead.
    — James Marsh, Variety, 3 Nov. 2026
  • The king announces that whoever can lift and string a sacred bow belonging to the Hindu deity Shiva may marry his daughter, Sita.
    — Tamanna Nangia, Encyclopedia Britannica, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of announces
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  • The pattern decorates four styles, with materials and sparkling embellishment coming together in a play of reflections.
    — Jaden Thompson, Footwear News, 3 Nov. 2026
  • In an Upper East Side townhouse, a woman decorates a Christmas tree only to discover a Tiffany Blue Box marked with a date of December 1992.
    — Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 28 Oct. 2026
Definition of decorates
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  • Think of the colleague who posts every win on LinkedIn or pings the whole team on Slack the second a task is done.
    — Orianna Rosa Royle, Fortune, 6 Nov. 2026
  • Within minutes, Gent Progni, an organizer of the march, posts a photo of Greca and me on Instagram.
    — Fred A. Bernstein, Architectural Digest, 4 Nov. 2026
Definition of posts
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  • The Solebox x Timberland Premium 6-Inch Boot maintains all of the shoe’s classic components including its padded leather collar, double-sole design and metal hardware, but drapes the entire upper in a premium brown pony hair.
    — Riley Jones, Footwear News, 8 Nov. 2026
  • Throughout most of the play, Tony-winning costume designer Qween Jean drapes the girls in the school’s green, orange and gold-toned uniforms.
    — Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of drapes
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  • Now the company proclaims that DeleteMe has performed over 100 million successful opt-out removals.
    — K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 4 Nov. 2026
  • Assane proclaims his innocence, but everything points to his guilt.
    — Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of proclaims
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“Blazons.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/blazons. Accessed 14 Nov. 2026.

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