as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly
loudly proclaimed her innocence, to widespread disbelief
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Recent Examples of proclaiming
Trump has been proclaiming for years that his political opponents should be locked up, but there is a gulf between loudly alleging criminal behavior and amassing the evidence necessary to prove the elements of an actual crime.
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Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, the day after Kirk died,, for example, the X account of AI chatbot Perplexity was confidently proclaiming that Kirk was still alive.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Breaking the Myth In the wake of market shifts and headlines proclaiming the end of the short/long-term stay platform gold rush, FIBI offers a different perspective—one grounded in experience.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
For that matter, so is the beach around it, with signs proclaiming it private property.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Within the Oslo Accords framework, this was to take place under the leadership of members of the PLO, who returned from exile proclaiming that a Palestinian state would soon be established in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The faith teaches that pastors preaching from the pulpit are proclaiming the word of God.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2025
This is a statement of respect for human life, happiness and dignity — written in stickers proclaiming businesses to be refuges against bullying, in flags flying proudly from city lampposts, in brightly colored paint applied to road surfaces at high-traffic intersections.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Newsom also expanded apprenticeships, proclaiming Apprenticeship Day 2025 and committing millions in new funding.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
On Thursday, the day after Kirk died,, for example, the X account of AI chatbot Perplexity was confidently proclaiming that Kirk was still alive.
—Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Breaking the Myth In the wake of market shifts and headlines proclaiming the end of the short/long-term stay platform gold rush, FIBI offers a different perspective—one grounded in experience.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
For that matter, so is the beach around it, with signs proclaiming it private property.
—A.k. Whitney, Oc Register, 9 Sep. 2025
Within the Oslo Accords framework, this was to take place under the leadership of members of the PLO, who returned from exile proclaiming that a Palestinian state would soon be established in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
—Literary Hub
august 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
The faith teaches that pastors preaching from the pulpit are proclaiming the word of God.
—Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2025
This is a statement of respect for human life, happiness and dignity — written in stickers proclaiming businesses to be refuges against bullying, in flags flying proudly from city lampposts, in brightly colored paint applied to road surfaces at high-traffic intersections.
—Orlando Sentinel Editorial Board, The Orlando Sentinel, 21 Aug. 2025
Newsom also expanded apprenticeships, proclaiming Apprenticeship Day 2025 and committing millions in new funding.
—Martha McHardy, MSNBC Newsweek, 16 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclaiming
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And management has responded — though not in the way shareholders expected — announcing a merger with coffee and tea company JDE Peet’s, followed by a separation of the beverage and coffee assets, now including both Keurig and Peet’s in the coffee business.—
Kenneth Squire,
CNBC,
18 Oct. 2025
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The newest batch of openings follows Ernie Herrman, CEO of TJX Companies, announcing in May 2024 a goal of opening at least 1,300 additional locations globally across the TJX portfolio of stores.—
Fernando Cervantes Jr,
USA Today,
18 Oct. 2025
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Party game Cards Against Humanity is declaring a small legal win against SpaceX after suing to boot the company from a plot of land for trespassing.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
21 Oct. 2025
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Even the Boston Police Department had already issued a press statement, written by still another shady cop from Canton, declaring Karen Read guilty as charged – no presumptions of innocence in Norfolk County.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
21 Oct. 2025
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While publishing La Femme dans la Cité, Nardal founded the group Le Rassemblement féminin Martiniquais (Martinican Women’s Assembly).—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
22 Oct. 2025
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
22 Oct. 2025
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“Proclaiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclaiming. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
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