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
City Council President Ellen Kapitan read a proclamation by Mayor Jon Costas proclaiming Saturday Dr. Almira Fifield Day, honoring the doctor who gave her life in service to her country and encouraging citizens to reflect on the privilege, rights and responsibilities of being an American.
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
Traces of Juneteenth proclamations and celebrations have vanished or archived.
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Marysville officials made proclamations Tuesday honoring Officer Osmar Rodarte, who was killed in the line of duty in March, including one that will rename Oak Street in downtown Marysville to one in honor of the fallen officer.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
No proclamations from experts; just one person’s honest and unadorned reaction to the music.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 June 2025
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Doug Ross, Chicago Tribune, 22 June 2025
Traces of Juneteenth proclamations and celebrations have vanished or archived.
—Simone E. Morris, Forbes.com, 19 June 2025
Marysville officials made proclamations Tuesday honoring Officer Osmar Rodarte, who was killed in the line of duty in March, including one that will rename Oak Street in downtown Marysville to one in honor of the fallen officer.
—Jake Goodrick, Sacbee.com, 18 June 2025
No proclamations from experts; just one person’s honest and unadorned reaction to the music.
—Murtada Elfadl, Variety, 17 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclamation
Noun
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Your people don’t need another well-meaning declaration.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
7 July 2025
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One claim is a demand for a declaration that Woodard’s player contract was not assumed as part of a Globetrotters bankruptcy proceeding in the early 1990s.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
7 July 2025
Noun
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So, the official divorce decree has been delayed because of me starting in Sacramento, and per the terms of agreement, there are some nuances and whatnot.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
21 June 2025
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For two years, news of the Emancipation Proclamation was kept from enslaved people across the South, until Major General Gordon Granger made the long-overdue final enforcement of the decree in Galveston, Texas, on June 19, 1865.—
Nuri Kino,
MSNBC Newsweek,
19 June 2025
Noun
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More recently, in 2023, the release of The Little Mermaid featuring Halle Bailey, a Black woman, as Ariel was also the subject of review bombing, leading IMDb to filter out non-genuine reviews and issue a formal statement on the matter.—
Braedon Montgomery,
Forbes.com,
28 June 2025
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The Herald also requested a statement from Sheriff Rosie Cordero-Stutz, the veteran county police administrator who in November won the county’s first sheriff election since the 1950s under a change mandated by Florida’s Constitution.—
Douglas Hanks,
Miami Herald,
28 June 2025
Noun
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That directive would shape how every department functioned.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
7 July 2025
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For them, Akil’s message was both a reminder and a directive: talent is only part of the equation—vision, ownership, and longevity matter just as much.—
Shelby Stewart,
Essence,
4 July 2025
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“Proclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclamation. Accessed 12 Jul. 2025.
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