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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
Kalshi’s proclamations about geolocation expenses having a serious adverse effect on its budget are disputed by people and companies from the gambling establishment.
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Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
There’s no feigned seriousness, no proclamations of honesty.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
With the colonies on the brink of collapse, the Reverend George Whitefield ignites the first Great Awakening, uniting an entire generation with his thundering and faithful sermons and proclamations of liberty.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Young conservatives are very skeptical of government proclamations.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In short, in both proclamations Lincoln was a consummate lawyer who paid exquisite attention to questions of constitutionality and scrupulously honored his oath of office to act under the Constitution, not over or outside it.
—Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
In the years following the murder of George Floyd, despite the pledges and proclamations supposedly supporting racial equity and justice, many creators reported censorship and suppression online.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The most concerning messages, experts told NBC News, are proclamations from far-right activists, Republican politicians and conservative influencers about a coming civil war and the need for retribution or payback against the left for Kirk’s killing.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
The syntax of atrocity is hidden beneath a series of nationalist proclamations.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Dan Bernstein, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2025
There’s no feigned seriousness, no proclamations of honesty.
—T. M. Brown, New Yorker, 15 Oct. 2025
With the colonies on the brink of collapse, the Reverend George Whitefield ignites the first Great Awakening, uniting an entire generation with his thundering and faithful sermons and proclamations of liberty.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 30 Sep. 2025
Young conservatives are very skeptical of government proclamations.
—Jordan King, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In short, in both proclamations Lincoln was a consummate lawyer who paid exquisite attention to questions of constitutionality and scrupulously honored his oath of office to act under the Constitution, not over or outside it.
—Akhil Reed Amar, Time, 22 Sep. 2025
In the years following the murder of George Floyd, despite the pledges and proclamations supposedly supporting racial equity and justice, many creators reported censorship and suppression online.
—Janice Gassam Asare, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
The most concerning messages, experts told NBC News, are proclamations from far-right activists, Republican politicians and conservative influencers about a coming civil war and the need for retribution or payback against the left for Kirk’s killing.
—Matt Lavietes, NBC news, 14 Sep. 2025
The syntax of atrocity is hidden beneath a series of nationalist proclamations.
—Uriel Kon
september 2, Literary Hub, 2 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for proclamations
Noun
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Moore made clear that price declarations are not part of traditional conservative economic philosophy.—
Eva Roytburg,
Fortune,
18 Oct. 2025
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The region is also still recovering from major flooding in August of last year - Kipnuk, one of the villages hardest hit by the remnants of Typhoon Halong, received one of the first-ever federal disaster declarations for an Alaska tribe in the wake of that flooding.—
NPR,
NPR,
17 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Earlier this week, Maduro signed constitutional decrees to ready the country’s security powers to defend itself in case of an attack.—
Miranda Jeyaretnam,
Time,
3 Oct. 2025
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In 1866, in the ancient city of Tanis, archaeologists uncovered two stone tablets with decrees from King Ptolemy III Euergetes upon the death of his daughter It was meant to be sent out to Egypt’s major temples.—
Irene Wright,
Miami Herald,
10 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Nimrodi, a soldier who was 18 at the time of his death, was reportedly killed by Israeli airstrikes while in Gaza, according to statements by the Hostages and Missing Families Forum.—
Callum Sutherland,
Time,
15 Oct. 2025
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For her trip to Northern Ireland, Middleton had a clear vision for her sartorial statements.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
15 Oct. 2025
Noun
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The third film in the franchise follows Ares (Jared Leto), an intelligent computer program who begins to question his orders and directives from CEO Julian Dillinger (Evan Peters), setting him on a collision course into the real world to find Eve Kim (Greta Lee), the current CEO of Encom.—
Leia Mendoza,
Variety,
11 Oct. 2025
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Over and over, the department has used the threat of pulling federal funding to force compliance with new directives and rapid shifts in policy.—
Megan O’Matz,
ProPublica,
8 Oct. 2025
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“Proclamations.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclamations. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.
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