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as in announced
to make known openly or publicly
she chose to declare her presidential aspirations at her college alma mater
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as in insisted
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 asserted
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 revealed
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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as in stated
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as in proclaimed
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Recent Examples of declared
Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
This marks the second time in two decades that the US has declared genocide in Sudan.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
The Jacksonville/North Pulaski School District was declared unitary last month.
—Dmitry Martirosov, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2025
The oldest still-active emergency was declared in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
According to Albert Speer’s Inside the Third Reich, Hitler was agitated by Owens’s four-gold-medal performance, and declared that Black athletes were jungle primitives who should be excluded from future competitions.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Two other declared independents, both former Democrats, are also challenging Republican senators in deep red states.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
The pilot was unable to contact the cabin crew and after hearing the knocking on the cockpit door, assumed someone was trying to break in and declared an emergency.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Years before the Corot painting was stolen, after museum staffers announced in July 1990 that a dozen Egyptian artifacts had been missing for multiple days, Michel Laclotte, the then-Louvre director, declared a crisis in France, per the Washington Post.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
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Vonn declared her initial refusal to visit the White House in December 2017, just ahead of the 2018 Pyeonchang Winter Olympics.
—Jackson Thompson, FOXNews.com, 28 Oct. 2025
This marks the second time in two decades that the US has declared genocide in Sudan.
—Nimi Princewill, CNN Money, 28 Oct. 2025
The Jacksonville/North Pulaski School District was declared unitary last month.
—Dmitry Martirosov, Arkansas Online, 28 Oct. 2025
The oldest still-active emergency was declared in 1979 by President Jimmy Carter.
—Jesus Mesa, MSNBC Newsweek, 27 Oct. 2025
According to Albert Speer’s Inside the Third Reich, Hitler was agitated by Owens’s four-gold-medal performance, and declared that Black athletes were jungle primitives who should be excluded from future competitions.
—Sally Jenkins, The Atlantic, 27 Oct. 2025
Two other declared independents, both former Democrats, are also challenging Republican senators in deep red states.
—Ramsey Touchberry, The Washington Examiner, 21 Oct. 2025
The pilot was unable to contact the cabin crew and after hearing the knocking on the cockpit door, assumed someone was trying to break in and declared an emergency.
—Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 21 Oct. 2025
Years before the Corot painting was stolen, after museum staffers announced in July 1990 that a dozen Egyptian artifacts had been missing for multiple days, Michel Laclotte, the then-Louvre director, declared a crisis in France, per the Washington Post.
—Solcyré Burga, Time, 20 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declared
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Trump announced plans to impose an additional 10% tariff on Canada on Saturday over a TV ad featuring footage of former President Ronald Reagan criticizing tariffs.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
27 Oct. 2025
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More tenants could be announced at Everette Downs with a commercial building space and an outparcel still available, Robinson said.—
Andy Humbles,
Nashville Tennessean,
27 Oct. 2025
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Dylan insisted that the film needed every frame.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
28 Oct. 2025
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Still, his wife insisted that his refusal felt like a breach of trust.—
Ashley Vega,
PEOPLE,
27 Oct. 2025
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Each asserted that charters provide stability and predictability to the sport’s economics and have led to the long-term viability of teams and their partnerships with sponsors.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
23 Oct. 2025
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His attorneys asserted that the incident was a tragic misunderstanding, fueled by his poor mental state, and that Emerson never intended to harm anyone on board.—
Maddie Garfinkle,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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Though the serial killer in each installment of Scream is always revealed to be a different person, the phone voice has remained consistent since Jackson, now 65, took on the job back in 1996.—
Stephanie Sengwe,
PEOPLE,
30 Oct. 2025
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The research team revealed that during the HTC process, iron was incorporated to impart magnetic properties to the resulting hydrochar, enabling post-treatment recovery using an external magnet.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The stated purpose was to win a national championship like LSU’s three previous coaches, but Kelly lost at least three games in all four seasons and never got close to the CFP.—
Chris Vannini,
New York Times,
30 Oct. 2025
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His stated goal is to keep Rivians updatable for seven to 10 years.—
Andrew Moseman,
The Atlantic,
21 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Scripture must be proclaimed as liberation, not confinement.—
Ed Gaskin,
Boston Herald,
19 Oct. 2025
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As many books have proclaimed, the Erie Canal’s opening in 1825 solidified New York’s reputation as the Empire State.—
Christine Keiner,
The Conversation,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The company claimed that the trial proved the Tiqker’s ability to operate reliably during multiple dives, proving its ability to work in real-world defense environments.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Oct. 2025
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During opening statements, Toscano claimed that Parker did not act on her authority to search the student or remove him from school, the Associated Press reported.—
Liam Quinn,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
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Each member of the Sony Columbia group took it in turn to introduce themselves, and everyone professed their love of working on the release of Django Unchained for Sony Columbia Pictures.—
Jay Glennie,
Deadline,
16 Oct. 2025
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Matt Rhule professed his love for living and working in Nebraska and trying to return the Cornhuskers to the upper echelon of college football.—
Eric Olson,
Denver Post,
13 Oct. 2025
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“Declared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declared. Accessed 31 Oct. 2025.
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