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
According to declarations filed by state officials, system rewrites required to implement USDA’s reduction tables could take weeks or months to complete, leaving many recipients temporarily without benefits.
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Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Relatives may also be in possession of advance declarations the patient made while still able to communicate.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Its resolution will reveal just how strictly the Court requires each branch to perform its job, and not that of other branches—and how Presidential declarations of emergencies and national-security threats alter what the Court deems to be proper separation of powers.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
Famine declarations are relatively rare.
—Nurith Aizenman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Some projects, from their creators’ declarations, obviously fit that bill.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
No loud declarations about how this just wasn’t good enough.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The Cuban Missile Crisis suggests that leaders sometimes respond more effectively when adversaries stay quiet and that open declarations of intent, paradoxically, can make governments more likely to dismiss threats as posturing.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
This assertion was echoed in other declarations.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Robert Alexander, MSNBC Newsweek, 7 Nov. 2025
Relatives may also be in possession of advance declarations the patient made while still able to communicate.
—Jeffrey Kluger, Time, 6 Nov. 2025
Its resolution will reveal just how strictly the Court requires each branch to perform its job, and not that of other branches—and how Presidential declarations of emergencies and national-security threats alter what the Court deems to be proper separation of powers.
—Jeannie Suk Gersen, New Yorker, 6 Nov. 2025
Famine declarations are relatively rare.
—Nurith Aizenman, NPR, 5 Nov. 2025
Some projects, from their creators’ declarations, obviously fit that bill.
—John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Nov. 2025
No loud declarations about how this just wasn’t good enough.
—Paul Dehner Jr, New York Times, 3 Nov. 2025
The Cuban Missile Crisis suggests that leaders sometimes respond more effectively when adversaries stay quiet and that open declarations of intent, paradoxically, can make governments more likely to dismiss threats as posturing.
—Big Think, 20 Oct. 2025
This assertion was echoed in other declarations.
—Jeff McDonald, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declarations
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In August, The Guardian said the Israeli Defense Forces' Unit 8200 had built a system in Microsoft's Azure cloud for tracking Palestinians' phone calls as part of the country's invasion of Gaza, leading Microsoft to investigate the newspaper's assertions.—
Jordan Novet,
CNBC,
6 Nov. 2025
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The assertions came despite a lack of clear scientific evidence, and Kenvue has called them simply false.—
NPR,
NPR,
4 Nov. 2025
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While Kyiv denied Russian claims that Ukrainian forces in Pokrovsk have already been surrounded, saying on Wednesday that active operations stopping the Russian advance were still ongoing, Ukrainian soldiers on the ground have described an increasingly grim reality.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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The hearing also included two members of Miller's own family — her daughter and her father — who offered a counterpart to claims that Miller was an unworthy and hostile caregiver.—
Jim Riccioli,
jsonline.com,
8 Nov. 2025
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“Declarations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declarations. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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