1
as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
she chose to declare her presidential aspirations at her college alma mater
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2
as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
she would declare her innocence to the whole world if she could
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as in to assert
to state clearly and strongly
our guest enthusiastically declared that the pie was the best he had ever eaten
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as in to reveal
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
though she was silent, her expression declared her unwillingness to go along with the others
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Recent Examples of declare
Authorities declared an emergency when the incident started around 8:30 a.m.
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Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 18 Apr. 2025
To the surprise of nobody, Obiang declared his son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the new vice-president in 2016.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Apr. 2025
Xi Jinping has declared unification inevitable—by force if necessary.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Medford Police Department At 6:43 a.m., Medford, Oregon, police officers are dispatched to Aaron Friar's home for a welfare check and a missing persons case is declared.
—Megan Kelly Brown, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 18 Apr. 2025
To the surprise of nobody, Obiang declared his son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the new vice-president in 2016.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Apr. 2025
Xi Jinping has declared unification inevitable—by force if necessary.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Medford Police Department At 6:43 a.m., Medford, Oregon, police officers are dispatched to Aaron Friar's home for a welfare check and a missing persons case is declared.
—Megan Kelly Brown, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for declare
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This month, the United Nations World Food Program announced that the Trump administration was terminating emergency food assistance for 14 fragile countries around the world.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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One of North Crowley’s best defenders announced his next step.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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All of which leaves Francis, the spiritual leader of more than a billion Catholics, insisting on a welcoming and internationalist worldview that has gone out of style.—
Jason Horowitz,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Sheinbaum remained vague on details, but insisted that her administration would seek to work with Trump.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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Thirteen judges already fired since Trump started his second term filed a class appeal earlier this month, asserting that they had been wrongfully terminated.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
22 Apr. 2025
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Read has pleaded not guilty, denied killing O'Keefe and alleged she is being framed, attempting to sow reasonable doubt in prosecutors' claims and asserting that someone else killed O'Keefe and had ties to and influence over the investigation.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
22 Apr. 2025
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In September 2023, another investigation with Webb – an advanced telescope launched in 2021 outfitted with powerful infrared instruments – revealed something more: traces of carbon-bearing molecules in K2-18b's atmosphere, including methane and carbon dioxide.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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But evidence gathered from witnesses, surveillance video footage and text messages revealed the men operated a dog breeding business, according to court records.—
Kendrick Calfee,
Kansas City Star,
18 Apr. 2025
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There are a couple of reasons why proclaiming the Good News from the Department of State’s website isn’t such good news.—
Chloe Breyer,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the ’80s, de-graffiti-fying and air conditioning the subways proclaimed to the world that New York was purring again.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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Militant violence has afflicted Kashmir, claimed in full but ruled in part by both Hindu-majority India and Islamic Pakistan, since the anti-Indian insurgency began in 1989.—
Fayaz Bukhari,
USA Today,
24 Apr. 2025
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The case was filed by Mario Echevarría, one of the heirs of a Cuban family that claimed ownership of Cayo Coco, a small key off the northern coast of central Cuba, against Expedia and its affiliate sites Hotels.com and Orbitz under the 1996 Helms-Burton Act.—
Nora Gamez Torres,
Sun Sentinel,
23 Apr. 2025
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Still, Williams continued to profess his innocence in court Thursday, telling O’Neill that police had arrested the wrong man.—
Vinny Vella,
Hartford Courant,
19 Apr. 2025
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Snake oil salesmen have been professing to cure all sorts of ailments for centuries.—
Hayley Krischer,
People.com,
14 Apr. 2025
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The museum’s Vietnam Gallery displays Mills’ uniform, flight helmet and medals.—
Eric E. Harrison,
Arkansas Online,
26 Apr. 2025
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The soon-to-be 23-year-old displayed impressive contact balance and routinely churned out additional yards after being hit, but his workload in college (879 carries in five years) raises questions about his long-term outlook in the NFL. 191.—
James Boyd,
New York Times,
26 Apr. 2025
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“Declare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declare. Accessed 1 May. 2025.
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