as in announces
to make known openly or publicly
loudly proclaimed her innocence, to widespread disbelief
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Recent Examples of proclaims
When the conversation drifts toward music, Thomas again proclaims his fondness for KPop Demon Hunters.
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Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
So how did a guy who loves jigsaw puzzles end losing to a dude who proudly proclaims himself a negative 100 on the puzzle-solving scale?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
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
Daniel Kreps, Rolling Stone, 5 Oct. 2025
So how did a guy who loves jigsaw puzzles end losing to a dude who proudly proclaims himself a negative 100 on the puzzle-solving scale?
—Dalton Ross, Entertainment Weekly, 25 Sep. 2025
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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclaims
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During Christmas dinner, Martha (72) announces her separation after discovering her husband’s affair with her best friend, upending the holiday as her children and their partners confront their own romantic issues.—
Anna Marie de la Fuente,
Variety,
1 Oct. 2025
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Overcome with fury, the King announces his plan to slaughter anyone who was complicit, including his own grandmother.—
Kayti Burt,
Time,
29 Sep. 2025
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Another person declares that Swift must have been swapped out for an AI dupe, because her music was never this vapid before.—
Kieran Press-Reynolds,
Pitchfork,
8 Oct. 2025
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The rules have shifted some since they were set out in late 1998, but if a player declares their intention to leave NPB, then MLB teams have a 45-day window to negotiate.—
Jared Bahir Browsh,
The Conversation,
2 Oct. 2025
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Camilla Wright is a media commentator and writer for global news and pop culture outlets, and publishes Britain’s biggest and best known newsletter.—
Camilla Wright,
semafor.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Bee publishes weekly updates on health inspections across Sacramento County.—
Sarah Linn,
Sacbee.com,
3 Oct. 2025
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Daniel's advertises a Summer Concert Series on its website but says the events were moved indoors to comply with the town's noise ordinance.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
29 Sep. 2025
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The company advertises several customizations and flavors, which include Blueberry Breeze and Golden Hour.—
Patty Weasler,
Verywell Health,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Proclaims.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclaims. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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