as in assertions
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
once the delegates had made the declaration that the colonies were henceforth independent of Great Britain, their fate was sealed
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Recent Examples of declarations
Rhetoric becomes dangerous when it is reinforced by consistent ideology, direct public declarations over time, and obvious preparations for action.
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Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
This assertion was echoed in other declarations.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Moore made clear that price declarations are not part of traditional conservative economic philosophy.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The region is also still recovering from major flooding in August of last year - Kipnuk, one of the villages hardest hit by the remnants of Typhoon Halong, received one of the first-ever federal disaster declarations for an Alaska tribe in the wake of that flooding.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
But there is not nothing from the other side – there are accounts of these events written by Haitians, and there are letters and declarations by Dessalines himself.
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
In response to the August 6 announcement, Legambiente, an Italian environmental nonprofit, released a statement calling Salvini’s declarations political propaganda and noting that the Corte dei Conti, Italy’s legislative body tasked with controlling public spending, has yet to approve the project.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 10 Oct. 2025
Your exchanges and declarations are front and center, and your friends and family are basically watching your every move.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Trackhouse Racing, Spire Motorsports, Kaulig Racing and Haas Factory Team were the only charter-holding teams not included in the declarations.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
This assertion was echoed in other declarations.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Moore made clear that price declarations are not part of traditional conservative economic philosophy.
—Eva Roytburg, Fortune, 18 Oct. 2025
The region is also still recovering from major flooding in August of last year - Kipnuk, one of the villages hardest hit by the remnants of Typhoon Halong, received one of the first-ever federal disaster declarations for an Alaska tribe in the wake of that flooding.
—NPR, 17 Oct. 2025
But there is not nothing from the other side – there are accounts of these events written by Haitians, and there are letters and declarations by Dessalines himself.
—Julia Gaffield, The Conversation, 15 Oct. 2025
In response to the August 6 announcement, Legambiente, an Italian environmental nonprofit, released a statement calling Salvini’s declarations political propaganda and noting that the Corte dei Conti, Italy’s legislative body tasked with controlling public spending, has yet to approve the project.
—Laura Itzkowitz, AFAR Media, 10 Oct. 2025
Your exchanges and declarations are front and center, and your friends and family are basically watching your every move.
—Valerie Mesa, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
Trackhouse Racing, Spire Motorsports, Kaulig Racing and Haas Factory Team were the only charter-holding teams not included in the declarations.
—Jordan Bianchi, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declarations
Noun
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Taiwan, too, should keep enhancing its civil and military defenses while restraining its assertions of sovereignty in cross-strait affairs.—
STEPHEN WERTHEIM,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Oct. 2025
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None of four has commented publicly on Davis’ assertions.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
27 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Despite his claims of innocence, her husband, Scott Peterson, was convicted of her murder in 2004.—
James Mercadante,
PEOPLE,
25 Oct. 2025
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And the advent of consumer DNA products has led to numerous claims of fertility fraud over the years.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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“Declarations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declarations. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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