proclaims

verb

present tense third-person singular of proclaim
as in announces
to make known openly or publicly loudly proclaimed her innocence, to widespread disbelief

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Recent Examples of proclaims Standing before her guards, the increasingly dictatorial ruler proclaims herself as the Chosen One to the people of King's Landing. — Bryan Alexander, USA Today, 10 Aug. 2026 Across 45 recipes — each its own kind of breadcrumb-naming treatise — the duo proclaims how versatile the kitchen staple both is and can be. — Scott Hocker, TheWeek, 8 June 2026 This cage, the image proclaims, is America. — Harmeet Kaur, CNN Money, 28 May 2026 But on Change of Plans, the outfit's newest album — out now — frontman Isaac Gibson proudly proclaims that the humble group of musicians from Castlewood finally sounds most like themselves. — Chris Barilla, PEOPLE, 15 May 2026 Pratt wants to add more police officers, rein in the power of public employee unions and spend less on brand-new housing for the homeless, the ad proclaims. — Los Angeles Times, 12 May 2026 The interior proclaims the beauty of efficient bureaucracy. — Judith Shulevitz, The Atlantic, 9 Apr. 2026 The new Core Ultra 7 270K Plus, which Intel proclaims is its best gaming processor ever, is set to launch for just $299. — Michael Justin Allen Sexton, PC Magazine, 11 Mar. 2026 What better way to express your love for someone than in front of a giant statue that proclaims the word? — Shari Rudavsky, IndyStar, 13 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclaims
  1. announces
  2. declares
  3. publishes
  4. advertises
Verb
  • After the match, Mick Foley comes to the ring and announces that Statlander will compete in a four-way match for the TBS Championship next week against champion Maya World, Hikaru Shida and Persephone.
    — Rob Wolkenbrod, Forbes.com, 13 Aug. 2026
  • There’s character aplenty, particularly in a main stand that announces proudly in its brickwork frontage just who are the home team here.
    — Richard Sutcliffe, New York Times, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of announces
Verb
  • D’Arcy closes the window with an air of steely resolve, and in doing so declares the Rhaenyra who might have mourned her half-sister as dead and gone.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
  • Its exterior wall declares its name in bold black-and-white graphics.
    — Carolyn Heller, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
Definition of declares
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  • Her office maintains city code functions and publishes ordinances and resolutions retained as official records in the city’s municipal library, according to the city clerk’s office.
    — Claire Murphy, Chicago Tribune, 12 Aug. 2026
  • One of the teams that races in Formula E, DS Penske, is part of Penske Media Corporation, which publishes Sportico.
    — Jacob Feldman, Sportico.com, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of publishes
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  • Certified personal trainer Katherine Roccasecca offers a flexible Couch to 5K walking plan on her website, and the C25K Couch to 5K Run Trainer app from Zen Labs Fitness advertises an eight-week program built for complete beginners.
    — Samantha Agate, Miami Herald, 31 July 2026
  • Zoom advertises post-quantum end-to-end encryption to protect data from future quantum computers that could crack traditional encryption methods.
    — Chris Hoffman, PC Magazine, 31 July 2026
Definition of advertises

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