declares

present tense third-person singular of declare
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Recent Examples of declares Preoccupied, Laz ignores his phone and proceeds with his work, where a ranting and raving Arlo declares that God is going to punish him. Aramide Tinubu, Variety, 22 Oct. 2025 Upon the basis of these findings, Congress declares that the constitutional right of citizens to vote is denied or abridged in some areas by the requirement of the payment of a poll tax as a precondition to voting. JSTOR Daily, 17 Oct. 2025 The Colorado Mountain Club ultimately declares what is and is not a 14er to serve as a guide to peak baggers, says Matthews. Madison Dapcevich, Outside, 17 Oct. 2025 Continue reading … CHAOS RISING – LA County declares 'emergency' over ICE raids as supervisor warns of legal fallout. FOXNews.com, 15 Oct. 2025 And this decision has the potential to be the tipping point where the court declares unconstitutional or heavily restricts the ability for Congress to create remedies that promote multiracial democracy. NPR, 15 Oct. 2025 By sending Rip off to sleep precisely at the moment America declares its independence, Irving underlines how radically life would be altered by the ensuing Revolution. John Swansburg, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025 Another person declares that Swift must have been swapped out for an AI dupe, because her music was never this vapid before. Kieran Press-Reynolds, Pitchfork, 8 Oct. 2025 The rules have shifted some since they were set out in late 1998, but if a player declares their intention to leave NPB, then MLB teams have a 45-day window to negotiate. Jared Bahir Browsh, The Conversation, 2 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declares
Verb
  • After Beijing announces that major Taiwan ports have been mined, sea traffic to Taiwan nosedives as shipping insurance rates soar.
    Charlie Campbell, Time, 23 Oct. 2025
  • Netflix announces new Kennedy family series One of America’s most famous families is getting the Netflix treatment.
    Alexandra Banner, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • But Epstein insists the new luxury club won’t reduce general admission space, and renderings show the structure will rise above the existing grounds on the Turn 1 hill.
    Patrick Iversen, New York Times, 25 Oct. 2025
  • O’Dowd insists that government intervention is needed.
    Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 24 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The complaint asserts that the transfer was a deliberate attempt to disrupt Holt’s legal advocacy on behalf of himself and other inmates.
    Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Oct. 2025
  • And Doctorow asserts Amazon began charging merchants junk fees.
    NPR, NPR, 21 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Moore’s journey reveals how Black Nationalism emerged not simply as a rejection of American ideals, but as a demand for their true fulfillment.
    Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Oct. 2025
  • The shuffle in leadership also reveals internal disagreements within the administration about enforcement strategy.
    Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The second Eclogue—often thought to be autobiographical—offers a famous example in which the shepherd Corydon proclaims his love for the boy Alexis.
    The New Yorker, New Yorker, 20 Oct. 2025
  • When the conversation drifts toward music, Thomas again proclaims his fondness for KPop Demon Hunters.
    Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The assault with the padlock happened one week after Buckley was moved to the cell, the suit alleges.
    Paul Egan, Freep.com, 23 Oct. 2025
  • The machines would predict which player at the table had the best hand and send that information to an off-site operator, the indictment alleges.
    Dan Gallo, NBC news, 23 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Also, this is the second scene of the season in which a male love interest professes an intense and specific oral fixation with his female partner.
    Sophie Brookover, Vulture, 18 Oct. 2025
  • Adcock professes to take safety seriously.
    Billy Perrigo, Time, 9 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • Users typed a url in the navigation bar, or typed a search query in that same space—a feature that Opera first pioneered but which was soon copied by Google—and the browser takes the user to that web address or a search results page, which displays a list of links.
    Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2025
  • The counter displays a little extra character thanks to the decorative ogee edges.
    Mary Cornetta, Better Homes & Gardens, 21 Oct. 2025

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