manifestos

noun

variants or manifestoes
plural of manifesto
as in announcements
a written statement that describes the policies, goals, and opinions of a person or group The group's manifesto focused on helping the poor and stopping violence.

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Recent Examples of manifestos In the early twentieth century, artists were driven to write manifestos proclaiming the groundbreaking nature of their work. — Erin Parish, Miami Herald, 5 Dec. 2025 The manifestos — together consist of 75 pages rife with slurs and neo-Nazi symbols — call for the massacre of a cross-section of religious and ethnic groups and others. — Teri Figueroa, San Diego Union-Tribune, 19 May 2026 Earlier shooters in El Paso and Christchurch posted manifestos on 8chan before livestreaming their crimes. — Stepheny Price , Ashley Papa, FOXNews.com, 23 Nov. 2025 Anti-corruption pledges are ubiquitous in political party manifestos, but no election cycle in India is considered complete unless news emerges of parties financing their campaigns illegally. — Snigdha Poonam, The Dial, 28 Oct. 2025 The contradictions of his time, of his life, speaking uncomfortably at the lectern, writing imperfect manifestos, suffering personal losses, standing in the open doorway of the hut on Walden Pond, holding grief, listening for deeper currents, and striving to love more. — Literary Hub, 5 Feb. 2026 One roars unimpeded through blogs, memes, forums, group texts, Substacks, and chatrooms, while another unfolds at a more stately pace, by means of policy papers, revisionist histories, and conservative political-philosophical manifestos. — Joshua Rothman, New Yorker, 22 Nov. 2025 In Ron Howard's true-life historical thriller, Jude Law and Vanessa Kirby are 1930s German lovers working on philosophical manifestos on a remote island in the Galápagos. — Brian Truitt, USA Today, 23 Dec. 2025 Across subreddits, cohorts on X, Discord servers, Facebook groups, and even LinkedIn pages, Lopez tracked chatbot enthusiasts sharing codes, manifestos, glyphs, diagrams, and poetry generated with AI, and presenting the material as profound glimpses into a shifting reality. — Miles Klee, Rolling Stone, 11 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for manifestos
  1. announcements
  2. proclamations
  3. declarations
  4. decisions
  5. rulings
  6. opinions
  7. directives
  8. pronouncements
Noun
  • The omissions come after announcements by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin earlier this year that his agency was designating microplastics and pharmaceuticals priority contaminants for testing.
    — Susanne Rust Follow, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • This is one of the first announcements WhatsApp has made after appointing a new CEO.
    — Jibin Joseph, PC Magazine, 30 June 2026
Definition of announcements
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  • But nearly five decades after the 1979 revolution, and for all the official proclamations of national unity in the run-up to Khamenei's funeral, the Islamic Republic has rarely been so internally fractured.
    — Parisa Hafezi, USA Today, 3 July 2026
  • Three days into his tenure as a Bull, Wilson’s bold proclamations already have become the norm around the Advocate Center.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 26 June 2026
Definition of proclamations
Noun
  • Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.
    — Scott Simon, NPR, 4 July 2026
  • The city, county and state all issued local emergency declarations in the days following the fire.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 4 July 2026
Definition of declarations
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  • The coach also praised his players for keeping their emotions in check after the red card and other decisions by the officiating crew.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 2 July 2026
  • Key indicators include how teams handle uncertainty, genuinely challenge each other, learn from failures, and base decisions on current realities.
    — Tracy Lawrence, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026
Definition of decisions
Noun
  • The Supreme Court's immigration rulings have largely allowed Trump to decide who can enter the United States and who must leave.
    — Bart Jansen, USA Today, 1 July 2026
  • While condo association boards often have the authority to approve or deny sales, the prior circuit and appellate court rulings concluding the community’s documents do not grant it that authority may ultimately be reaffirmed in these current cases.
    — Nicole R. Kurtz, Miami Herald, 1 July 2026
Definition of rulings
Noun
  • The Supreme Court has released a slew of opinions to mark the end of its current term, and one of them could prove to be a landmark case for personal protections.
    — Justin Klawans, TheWeek, 2 July 2026
  • In Berlin, talent were constantly asked about their political opinions at the film press conferences.
    — Lily Ford, HollywoodReporter, 2 July 2026
Definition of opinions
Noun
  • Brennan argues the records are vital to a potential vindictive-prosecution defense, citing more than 100 Trump statements attacking him and directives to pursue cases without legal basis.
    — Eric Tucker, Los Angeles Times, 1 July 2026
  • The attorneys general challenged several of its directives, including a provision that required state and local officials to collect proof of citizenship from vote-by-mail applicants.
    — Haley Parsley June 24, Sacbee.com, 25 June 2026
Definition of directives
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  • Even temporary sales slumps breed alarmist pronouncements; book parties in disfavored genres begin to feel like wakes, sending off one more spirit to the inevitable afterworld of the remainder shelf.
    — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026
  • Beulah’s not delivering world-weary pronouncements, the way Beth does.
    — Noel Murray, Vulture, 26 June 2026
Definition of pronouncements

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