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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
Continue reading … EMMY OUTRAGE – Homeland Security official fires back after actress declares 'F--- ICE' at awards show.
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FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Emily declares, despite half the women at the table wincing at the idea.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Calypso addresses the public; a government official accuses John and Quiet of a bombing and declares open war on outsiders.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
His presence pretty much rules out any possibility of the Broncos reinvesting in the quarterback position during the next offseason or even the one after depending on when Arch Manning finally declares.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The family restored it to its former glory and continue to display the historic motto on the walls - ‘No Pains, No Gains’, a motto Guigal declares epitomises the company’s ethos perfectly.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Today, nearly every major Jewish institution declares its support of Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people, insisting that such a commitment reflects nothing more or less than the right of the Jews to self-determination.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Every voice matters, and mine declares that no child should ever be a target of war.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Colum calmly declares that the union will mend the damage between the clans.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
FOXNews.com, 17 Sep. 2025
Emily declares, despite half the women at the table wincing at the idea.
—Peter Larsen, Oc Register, 5 Sep. 2025
Calypso addresses the public; a government official accuses John and Quiet of a bombing and declares open war on outsiders.
—Jp Mangalindan, Time, 28 Aug. 2025
His presence pretty much rules out any possibility of the Broncos reinvesting in the quarterback position during the next offseason or even the one after depending on when Arch Manning finally declares.
—Robert Marvi, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 Aug. 2025
The family restored it to its former glory and continue to display the historic motto on the walls - ‘No Pains, No Gains’, a motto Guigal declares epitomises the company’s ethos perfectly.
—Paul Caputo, Forbes.com, 22 Aug. 2025
Today, nearly every major Jewish institution declares its support of Israel as the homeland of the Jewish people, insisting that such a commitment reflects nothing more or less than the right of the Jews to self-determination.
—Daniel May, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Every voice matters, and mine declares that no child should ever be a target of war.
—Sun Sentinel Editorial Board, Sun Sentinel, 20 Aug. 2025
Colum calmly declares that the union will mend the damage between the clans.
—Lincee Ray Published, EW.com, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declares
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Trump announces arrest of suspect Tyler Robinson As of Thursday night, the assassination suspect remained at large.—
Lillie Davidson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
12 Sep. 2025
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Apple announces new iPhones and more.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
10 Sep. 2025
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Google, of course, insists the AI Overviews arrangement benefits everyone.—
Andy Meek,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Oscar Martinez of The Office insists to the documentary camera crew on the hunt for what became of the Dunder-Mifflin crew 12 years after the long-running program went off the air.—
Michael M. Rosen,
The Washington Examiner,
12 Sep. 2025
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Children want to change, as Adam Phillips asserts, but adults want to stay the same.—
Rachel Kushner,
New Yorker,
14 Sep. 2025
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Similarly, Hick's law (or the Hick-Hyman law, named for psychologists William Edmund Hick and Ray Hyman) asserts that increasing the number of choices a user is presented with will increase their decision time logarithmically.—
Cameron Kaiser,
ArsTechnica,
12 Sep. 2025
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Elon Musk reveals $1 billion stock purchase of Tesla.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
16 Sep. 2025
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The reliance on older tanks pulled from storage, refurbs, and export/show models being re-routed for combat reveals pressures on the Russian armored force structure.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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While the feature list proclaims that there is no combat in Lunar Strike, there will be plenty of drama.—
Ian Stokes,
Space.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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The lawsuit alleges Patel acknowledged to Driscoll that firing FBI agents without cause would violate internal FBI rules and probably federal law as well.—
Josh Meyer,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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For Driscoll, hints of trouble began even before the inauguration, the lawsuit alleges.—
Carrie Johnson,
NPR,
10 Sep. 2025
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Separately, the Kennedy Space Center Visitor Complex also displays the hatches from the Apollo 1 command module that prevented three astronauts from escaping a fire in the capsule during a 1967 test on the launch pad.—
Robert Pearlman,
ArsTechnica,
15 Sep. 2025
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The humanoid displays visual recognition capabilities during this instance, reacting to a wave by waving back and performing human-like locomotion by imitating humans.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Sep. 2025
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For instance, Circle's USDC (a popular stablecoin), now holds about 93 percent of its reserves in Treasuries and overnight agreements, with the rest in cash, and publishes monthly attestations reviewed by Deloitte.—
Anna Strebl,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Sep. 2025
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The single already stands as Blackpink’s highest-rising win and will almost certainly score a ninth frame on the list when Billboard once again publishes the tally.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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“Declares.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declares. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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