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a statement made publically
The government issued a proclamation granting all workers the right to parental leave.
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Recent Examples of proclamations
And automakers worldwide were scrambling over each other to grab the microphone and make proclamations about their grand EV master plans and latest all-electric products.
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New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
Public buildings in Iowa, including city, county and school buildings, would be required obey proclamations from the governor ordering flags lowered to half-staff.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
No president since the Civil War has ever publicly bragged about the Mexican-American War in official proclamations.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Festivities included officials presenting proclamations in Key West and Miami.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Musk often makes public proclamations of ambitious goals to attract the necessary talent and reorient companies around the top priorities.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
What makes the Melania proclamations notable is the insistence on measuring success by theatrical revenue alone.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
But probabilities are less sexy than proclamations, ambiguities less attractive than assurances—or so the rising number of storm-hyping accounts on social media seem to suggest.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
He's found nearly two dozen other royal proclamations over the following 300 years, essentially warning of the game's violence.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
New Atlas, 23 Feb. 2026
Public buildings in Iowa, including city, county and school buildings, would be required obey proclamations from the governor ordering flags lowered to half-staff.
—Stephen Gruber-Miller, Des Moines Register, 20 Feb. 2026
No president since the Civil War has ever publicly bragged about the Mexican-American War in official proclamations.
—Gustavo Arellano, Los Angeles Times, 6 Feb. 2026
Festivities included officials presenting proclamations in Key West and Miami.
—Christina Mayo, Miami Herald, 5 Feb. 2026
Musk often makes public proclamations of ambitious goals to attract the necessary talent and reorient companies around the top priorities.
—Reed Albergotti, semafor.com, 4 Feb. 2026
What makes the Melania proclamations notable is the insistence on measuring success by theatrical revenue alone.
—Debbie Millman, Time, 4 Feb. 2026
But probabilities are less sexy than proclamations, ambiguities less attractive than assurances—or so the rising number of storm-hyping accounts on social media seem to suggest.
—Brady Brickner-Wood, New Yorker, 28 Jan. 2026
He's found nearly two dozen other royal proclamations over the following 300 years, essentially warning of the game's violence.
—Jaclyn Diaz, NPR, 28 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclamations
Noun
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The most recent presidential disaster declarations for Oklahoma, according to the Federal Register, are for wildfires in March 2025 and storms in November 2024.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Players and snaps added or lost are via the portal only (numbers do not include players lost due to exhausted eligibility or draft declarations).—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
Noun
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There were religious decrees about what kind of jobs women could hold.—
Kenny Choi,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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The president is the second-highest ranking official in Iran, acting as the head of government that handles daily administration, economic policy and implements the Supreme Leader’s decrees.—
Suman Naishadham,
Chicago Tribune,
28 Feb. 2026
Noun
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The two companies announced the deal in separate statements Monday, confirming an earlier Bloomberg report.—
Sonia Sirletti,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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Conflicting Iranian statements came from two of the three members of the leadership council overseeing Iran since Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei was killed in the war's opening airstrikes.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Noem's confirmation out of the Senate sailed through, despite questions over how much money the agency was asking for to conduct immigration enforcement and policy directives coming from personnel high up at the White House, such as border czar Tom Homan.—
Ximena Bustillo,
NPR,
5 Mar. 2026
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Local agencies will have between 45 to 180 days to implement the directives passed by the city council Wednesday.—
Katie Campione,
Deadline,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Proclamations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclamations. Accessed 10 Mar. 2026.
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