declared 1 of 2

adjective

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as in stated

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as in proclaimed

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verb

past tense of declare
1
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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Recent Examples of declared
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Charlie Kirk often declared that the biblical role of the father to his child is to be their protector, both physically and spiritually. — Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 13 Oct. 2026 The World Meteorological Organization on June 2 declared 2026-2027 to be a historically strong Super El Niño event this year. — Vicki M. Young, Footwear News, 13 Oct. 2026 More than half a dozen houses along the coast were declared structurally unsafe. — Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026 Gunther Fehlinger-Jahn, an Austrian economist, analyst, and 2028 presidential hopeful, has declared his intent to return a 16th-century feather headdress to Mexico if he is elected. — News Desk, Artforum, 12 Oct. 2026 Weeks later, after launching her mayoral campaign, Raman went on NBC4 and declared that city leaders need to maintain the size of the LAPD and keep sworn staffing from getting smaller. — David Zahniser, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026 The San Jose Police Department said after the suspect brandished a firearm at officers, the officers opened fire at the suspect, who was declared dead at the scene. — Carlos E. Castañeda, CBS News, 12 Oct. 2026 Busan Mayor Park Chun Jae-soo declared the festival open, delivering his first opening-night address as mayor. — Lin Ying-Hsuan, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026 Nigeria President Bola Tinubu declared three days of mourning and directed flags to be flown at half-mast throughout the country to mourn the victims. — ABC News, 6 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declared
  1. stated
  2. proclaimed
  3. announced
  4. insisted
  5. asserted
  6. revealed
  7. specified
  8. publicized
Adjective
  • But the most revealing aspect of the operation may be its stated objective of shaping what the world sees, hears and thinks about the Israeli-Palestinian conflict.
    — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 10 Oct. 2026
  • Its stated objective is to deliver roughly 80% of the capability planned for the Army’s Precision Strike Missile Increment 4 at a substantially lower cost per missile.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of stated
Adjective
  • Stitched together, these scenes form a meandering narrative that responds to Wilson’s own proclaimed curiosities, but also apertures onto thornier and more existential topics.
    — Lila Allen, Architectural Digest, 18 Sep. 2026
  • Its proclaimed intention was not merely to change the ways of art and literature but to transform life itself.
    — Susan Rubin Suleiman, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
Definition of proclaimed
Verb
  • The McDonald County Clerk's office announced later that day that the Big Sugar Gravel permit had been approved.
    — Glory Reitz, Arkansas Online, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The organization reported more than 13 percent growth in demand for Made in Green in its 2025-26 annual report, announced in September.
    — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of announced
Verb
  • Yet policymakers repeatedly insisted that Vietnam was the place where American credibility had to be demonstrated and established.
    — Christopher Nichols, The Conversation, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The comments drew swift condemnation from California leaders, even as the White House communications director, Steven Cheung, insisted the president’s remarks had been taken out of context.
    — Ana Ceballos, Los Angeles Times, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of insisted
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  • His comments come after the NFL filed an amicus brief to the Supreme Court on Thursday, which supported New Jersey regulators and asserted that sports contracts on prediction markets fall under gambling and not financial swaps.
    — Ananya Chetia, CNBC, 9 Oct. 2026
  • During the briefing, Vance asserted that these schools are improperly using J-1 visas, the main class of visa used by international postdocs, to bring in cheap labor rather than relying on domestic researchers.
    — Jonathan Wosen, STAT, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of asserted
Verb
  • Genetic comparisons revealed that deep-sea viral communities in the region are almost entirely unique, with just 4 percent of their protein clusters matching global databases.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 14 Oct. 2026
  • The presentation Monday night before the Plano city council revealed that widening some existing roads, adding new turn lanes to others and placing no parking signs in neighborhoods should address concerns about traffic among nearby homeowners.
    — J.D. Miles, CBS News, 13 Oct. 2026
Definition of revealed
Adjective
  • Since rates are computed by dividing the number of cases by the population at risk in a specified time period, then by definition, if the number of cases stays the same but the size of the denominator shrinks, the rates will be higher.
    — Nancy Krieger, STAT, 9 Oct. 2026
  • Pritzker's order also directs the Illinois Department of Transportation to consider extending the Illinois Harvest Permit program, which allows heavier truck weights on specified routes, into 2027.
    — Bernarda Malevska, CBS News, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of specified
Adjective
  • These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The board of directors then pushed Haney out as CEO amid highly publicized quarreling.
    — Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
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“Declared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declared. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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