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 Long Beach, Forest Lawn, a cemetery park built in 1921, held a Memorial Day observance on Monday morning that featured a keynote address, patriotic music, invocation, ceremonial wreath presentation, the Pledge of Allegiance, a color guard, and a presidential proclamation.
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Daily News, 25 May 2026
The test is whether these proclamations will lead to meaningful, enforceable investment in Canadian culture.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
And San Antonio made that proclamation real for us in Game 4, cruising to a victory and equalizing the series 2-2.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 May 2026
That emergency proclamation by Newsom unlocked additional resources for local officials and directed state emergency operations officials to focus on supporting local authorities in grappling with the ongoing emergency.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 25 May 2026
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Daily News, 25 May 2026
The test is whether these proclamations will lead to meaningful, enforceable investment in Canadian culture.
—Etan Vlessing, HollywoodReporter, 25 May 2026
And San Antonio made that proclamation real for us in Game 4, cruising to a victory and equalizing the series 2-2.
—Dan Santaromita, New York Times, 25 May 2026
That emergency proclamation by Newsom unlocked additional resources for local officials and directed state emergency operations officials to focus on supporting local authorities in grappling with the ongoing emergency.
—Kaitlyn Schallhorn, Oc Register, 25 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclamation
Noun
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To take that leap is, to us, the ultimate declaration of love.—
Joy Press,
Vanity Fair,
29 May 2026
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The opposition’s declaration explicitly acknowledged Washington’s role in the post-Maduro transition.—
Antonio María Delgado,
Miami Herald,
29 May 2026
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In the treatment of children, the government operates under the guidelines set by judicial decree in 1997 often referred to as The Flores Laws.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
28 May 2026
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The department agreed to change its use-of-force, hiring and training policies as part of the decree, and submit to outside oversight.—
Shelly Bradbury,
Denver Post,
28 May 2026
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The Kebab Shop does not comment on pending litigation, according to the statement.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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While the veracity of those statements is, at best, questionable, the final entry in the saga of games going to space features Microsoft’s AR HoloLens technology.—
William Worrall,
Space.com,
30 May 2026
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But now that the proceeding is over, Google today announced new controls for website owners in response to the UK directive.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
3 June 2026
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But Claude took some of the new directives a bit too seriously; suddenly, every fake passage was filled with characters hopping on a horse, or delivering an important package, or running.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
2 June 2026
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“Proclamation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclamation. Accessed 4 Jun. 2026.
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