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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
Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
In July 2024, a mistrial was declared.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
With the ballots tallied, Abbott declared victory, announcing there’s enough support in the House for the policy to pass.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
The one who overcomes the greatest number of unknown challenges is declared the winner of The Box.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Hollywood has declared a war on pants.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 14 Mar. 2025
Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was interviewed by an NBC Los Angeles reporter in his home — where the alleged shooting occurred — after jurors were unable to come to a unanimous decision in the trial and a mistrial was declared on Monday, March 10.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
No one has declared Stockton the starter.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
In the 17th century, the then-bishop of Quebec declared that beaver meat was acceptable to eat on Fridays during Lent, since the church deemed the semiaquatic rodent a fish, according to Scientific American.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Adjective
Dale was hospitalized and declared brain dead the following day.
—Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 15 Mar. 2025
In July 2024, a mistrial was declared.
—Stephanie Nolasco, Fox News, 15 Mar. 2025
With the ballots tallied, Abbott declared victory, announcing there’s enough support in the House for the policy to pass.
—Eleanor Dearman, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 14 Mar. 2025
The one who overcomes the greatest number of unknown challenges is declared the winner of The Box.
—Stewart Clarke, Deadline, 14 Mar. 2025
Hollywood has declared a war on pants.
—Robyn Merrett, StyleCaster, 14 Mar. 2025
Orange County Superior Court Judge Jeffrey Ferguson was interviewed by an NBC Los Angeles reporter in his home — where the alleged shooting occurred — after jurors were unable to come to a unanimous decision in the trial and a mistrial was declared on Monday, March 10.
—Kimberlee Speakman, People.com, 14 Mar. 2025
No one has declared Stockton the starter.
—Seth Emerson, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
In the 17th century, the then-bishop of Quebec declared that beaver meat was acceptable to eat on Fridays during Lent, since the church deemed the semiaquatic rodent a fish, according to Scientific American.
—Peter Burke, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declared
Verb
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The Canadiens had just given up a short-handed goal allowing the Rangers to tie the game, a goal that had just finished being announced when Gallagher buried that shot from the slot.—
Arpon Basu,
The Athletic,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Royals announced that X-ray results were negative for a fracture.—
Jaylon Thompson,
Kansas City Star,
16 Mar. 2025
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The Innies insisted on exploring the outside world.—
Dave Nemetz,
TVLine,
23 Mar. 2025
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Hamas has insisted on sticking to the initial framework signed with Israel in January, which would have seen parties move to a second phase on March 1.—
Nadeen Ebrahim and Ibrahim Dahman,
CNN,
23 Mar. 2025
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In May 2024, they were even seen dancing alongside each other at a public event in which the dictator asserted Zimbabwe's intention to compete for the hosting rights of the 2027 Cricket World Cup.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
19 Mar. 2025
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Huang asserted that the groundbreaking model will actually require more computation than many in the industry thought.—
Julie Coleman,
CNBC,
19 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Their findings revealed that persistent visual cues of disorganization deplete our cognitive resources and impair our ability to concentrate.—
Cheryl Robinson,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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Known for documenting her experiences on over 60 cruises, her journey aboard Global Mercy showcased a stark contrast to her usual floating escapes—and revealed how cruise ship design and operations underpin this vital humanitarian effort.—
David Nikel,
Forbes,
6 Jan. 2025
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The stated purpose of Pardo’s legislation is to move the city to even-year elections, which could increase the city’s typically low voter turnout and also save the city hundreds of thousands of dollars in election costs.—
Tess Riski,
Miami Herald,
12 June 2025
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Adding a race in San Diego would accomplish NASCAR’s stated goal of returning to Southern California, a move likely to be popular in the garage and throughout the sport’s landscape.—
Jordan Bianchi,
New York Times,
18 June 2025
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In the nineteen-forties, Harlem twice elected a city councilman, Ben Davis, who was an avowed, card-carrying member of the Communist Party and ended up serving five years in prison under an anti-Communist law.—
Eric Lach,
New Yorker,
8 June 2025
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One bitter irony of the faux-Ghibli meme is that Miyazaki is an avowed hater of A.I. technology.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2025
Verb
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This article was originally published by Glamour Spain.—
Arancha Gamo,
Glamour,
5 Jan. 2025
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In photos published by DeuxMoi, a smiling Jackman is seen holding his phone up toward Burnett, 91, while sitting beside her in the theater and the rest of the audience is looking towards them.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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The patients alleged the company didn’t disclose the risk of false positives in genetic testing on embryos, which led them to discard potentially viable embryos.—
Hilary Whiteman,
CNN Money,
11 Apr. 2025
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Because of his status as a prestige member, the club turned a blind eye to the abuse, the lawsuit alleged − the organization was ultimately not part of the trial.—
Anna Kaufman,
USA Today,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Declared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declared. Accessed 9 Jul. 2025.
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