as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly
loudly proclaimed her innocence, to widespread disbelief
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Recent Examples of proclaiming
In 1979, a madman named Howard Schnellenberger showed up, proclaiming that a program with a 14-29 record over the previous four years would win a national title within the next four years.
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Jason Kirk, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Four inches is generally safe to hold the weight of a human and small vehicles, but Waldo steers clear of proclaiming hard and fast rules.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
Before surrendering, Busfield shared a video with TMZ proclaiming his innocence.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Widely expected to eventually say not guilty after proclaiming his innocence on Tuesday, Busfield entered no plea today.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
Cut to 1904, and President Teddy Roosevelt brandishing his big stick, proclaiming his own corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
—Mo Rocca, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
An Instagram and Facebook page have been created in the past week proclaiming to be the pages for Walsh's treasurer campaign.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
Even with Lincoln’s executive order proclaiming freedom for the slaves, the practice continued until the war was completed.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
The political and religious cast of the crowd in Bloomington was signaled by the street vendors, who were doing brisk business offering red, white, and black make america great again hats, along with caps proclaiming jesus won and sweatshirts emblazoned with freedom and Kirk’s signature.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Jason Kirk, New York Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Four inches is generally safe to hold the weight of a human and small vehicles, but Waldo steers clear of proclaiming hard and fast rules.
—Stephanie Pearson, Outside, 14 Jan. 2026
Before surrendering, Busfield shared a video with TMZ proclaiming his innocence.
—Rick Porter, HollywoodReporter, 14 Jan. 2026
Widely expected to eventually say not guilty after proclaiming his innocence on Tuesday, Busfield entered no plea today.
—Dominic Patten, Deadline, 14 Jan. 2026
Cut to 1904, and President Teddy Roosevelt brandishing his big stick, proclaiming his own corollary to the Monroe Doctrine.
—Mo Rocca, CBS News, 11 Jan. 2026
An Instagram and Facebook page have been created in the past week proclaiming to be the pages for Walsh's treasurer campaign.
—Scott Wartman, Cincinnati Enquirer, 7 Jan. 2026
Even with Lincoln’s executive order proclaiming freedom for the slaves, the practice continued until the war was completed.
—Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 3 Jan. 2026
The political and religious cast of the crowd in Bloomington was signaled by the street vendors, who were doing brisk business offering red, white, and black make america great again hats, along with caps proclaiming jesus won and sweatshirts emblazoned with freedom and Kirk’s signature.
—Andrew Cockburn, Harpers Magazine, 30 Dec. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclaiming
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Presenter Hailee Steinfeld made her first red carpet appearance since announcing she and husband Josh Allen were expecting their first child together in a baby pink dress with a small train and Repossi jewelry.—
Jackie Fields,
PEOPLE,
12 Jan. 2026
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Anticipating the arrival of letters has become part of the rhythm of Helen’s day, part of the light shifting across the kitchen floor and the cuckoo of her wooden clock announcing every hour.—
Sadia Shepard,
New Yorker,
11 Jan. 2026
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Representatives of two industry trade organizations, the Florida Insurance Council and the American Property Casualty Association, submitted comment card declaring opposition to the bill but neither chose to explain their reasoning.—
Ron Hurtibise,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Even Forbes joined the conversation, declaring that 2026 is poised to be the year storytelling becomes one of a CMO’s most profitable skills.—
Jordan P. Kelley,
Forbes.com,
22 Jan. 2026
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In practice, journalists typically avoid publishing home addresses or identifying victims of domestic abuse.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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By mid-January, governments around the world were blocking the tool, safety teams were issuing damage-control statements, and researchers were publishing evidence that the scale of harm was far larger than anyone had publicly acknowledged.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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“Proclaiming.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclaiming. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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