as in declaration
a statement made publically
The government issued a proclamation granting all workers the right to parental leave.
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Recent Examples of proclamation
In January, more than 700 creators signed a proclamation denouncing such use as theft and ran ads in The New York Times, the intellectual property blog IP CloseUp reported.
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The special session proclamation, signed Thursday by Reeves, relates to a specific case involving judicial districts for the Mississippi Supreme Court.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
The proclamation suspended entry to people crossing between ports of entry and barred them from seeking asylum.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
The unabashed proclamation of championship aspirations.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 18 Apr. 2026
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Theresa Braine, New York Daily News, 27 Apr. 2026
The special session proclamation, signed Thursday by Reeves, relates to a specific case involving judicial districts for the Mississippi Supreme Court.
—Arkansas Online, 26 Apr. 2026
The proclamation suspended entry to people crossing between ports of entry and barred them from seeking asylum.
—Syra Ortiz Blanes, Miami Herald, 24 Apr. 2026
The unabashed proclamation of championship aspirations.
—Ken Sugiura, AJC.com, 18 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclamation
Noun
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Building across surfaces wasn’t a declaration.—
Stephanie Hind,
Rolling Stone,
1 May 2026
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The lawsuit alleged that the declaration did not provide enough information to understand the project‘s impacts, and that the city overlooked evidence that those impacts may be significant.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
30 Apr. 2026
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But investors are taking a chance in tying their money to college sports at a time when there are unresolved and potentially transformative legal battles, with outcomes hinging less on economics than on judicial decrees.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
1 May 2026
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Under Díaz-Canel, the Cuban government has passed several laws and decrees to punish the sharing of opposition views, including on social media.—
Nora Gámez Torres,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
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An Urban Pathways spokeswoman expressed condolences to the victims and their families in a statement.—
Colin Mixson,
New York Daily News,
2 May 2026
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In the statement, the union said that terms would not be disclosed until the board has a chance to review the agreement.—
Gene Maddaus,
Variety,
2 May 2026
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This directive was introduced to assist the European film industry, which has had trouble competing with Hollywood films.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
5 May 2026
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Under directives from President Hosni Mubarak, Internet Service Providers (ISPs) withdrew routing data, and disabled key network infrastructure within two hours.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
4 May 2026
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“Proclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclamation. Accessed 7 May. 2026.
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