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as in announces
to make known openly or publicly
she chose to declare her presidential aspirations at her college alma mater
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as in insists
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 asserts
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 reveals
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 declares
The musician, whose legal name is Cameron Giles, is asking a judge to issue a court order that declares him a co-author of the sound recording.
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Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Grants would become available when the governor declares a state of emergency due to a disaster.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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
Nancy Dillon, Rolling Stone, 28 Oct. 2025
Grants would become available when the governor declares a state of emergency due to a disaster.
—Hope Karnopp, jsonline.com, 28 Oct. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declares
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Trump announces a second strike reportedly kills three people in the Caribbean.—
Anne Flaherty,
ABC News,
28 Oct. 2025
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IndieWire announces these winners exclusively.—
Ryan Lattanzio,
IndieWire,
27 Oct. 2025
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Michelle spins a long and complicated tale, but insists Teddy was wrong about the Andromedans trying to infiltrate and poison humanity.—
Megan McCluskey,
Time,
31 Oct. 2025
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Supporters accuse House leadership of slowing the process, while Johnson’s team insists the chamber is simply following its normal schedule.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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But in the new guidance, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asserts that federal law bars states from restricting medical debts from credit reports, arguing that only the federal government has this authority.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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But in the new guidance, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau asserts that federal law bars states from restricting medical debts from credit reports, arguing that only the federal government has this authority.—
Kff Health News,
Oc Register,
28 Oct. 2025
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But whether Vanity Fair can strike a balance between meaningful journalism that reveals the inner workings of power — while also convincing the powerful to pose for its covers and attend its Hollywood events — remains an open question.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
3 Nov. 2025
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That’s because the third act reveals that Teddy was right all along, and Michelle is an alien.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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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
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When the conversation drifts toward music, Thomas again proclaims his fondness for KPop Demon Hunters.—
Daniel Kreps,
Rolling Stone,
5 Oct. 2025
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The article alleges that Gretchen liked a bunch of posts critical of the LGBTQIA+ community, one that every Housewife around that table and Real Housewives as an institution has supported from the very beginning.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
31 Oct. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges Parker ignored concerns raised by several teachers and staff members, including that the student may have had a gun in his possession hours before the shooting.—
Cindy Von Quednow,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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
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Adcock professes to take safety seriously.—
Billy Perrigo,
Time,
9 Oct. 2025
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One rendition of the story even displays a little sympathy for the devil, as Jennings shares.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
31 Oct. 2025
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Martell’s group was the first Western delegation in years to visit the International Friendship Exhibition, a sprawling mountainside museum that displays gifts and artifacts from foreign dignitaries.—
Will Ripley,
CNN Money,
30 Oct. 2025
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“Declares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declares. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
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