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verb

past tense of promulgate

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Recent Examples of promulgated
Verb
China’s Ministry of Commerce promulgated the Rules on Counteracting Unjustified Extra-Territorial Application of Foreign Legislation on January 9, 2021. Steve H. Hanke, Fortune, 4 May 2026 His government promulgated a new constitution after just nine days of debate in the National Assembly. Kapil Komireddi, New Yorker, 10 Apr. 2026 Palmer turned Amazing Stories into an organ promoting eccentric theories of a hollow earth where malevolent creatures ruled, a claim promulgated by Richard Sharpe Shaver, a fan of the magazine who was also institutionalized due to paranoid schizophrenia. Literary Hub, 10 Apr. 2026 The colonial government promulgated a land-survey ordinance that forced landowners to report the size and area of their land. Encyclopedia Britannica, 23 Mar. 2026 But every rule was promulgated under the threat of litigation and the teeth of the regulation relied on a law that was designed with a completely different purpose in mind. Justin Worland, Time, 13 Feb. 2026 Companies big and small are jumping into the business, a trend that likely will accelerate now that the SAG-AFTRA actors union has promulgated a model contract for such projects with budgets less than $300,000. David Bloom, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026 Regulations promulgated under the INA track the statute. New York Times, 2 Dec. 2025 In the minutes and hours following the shooting, graphic, close-up videos of the moment Kirk was hit promulgated across the internet. Lauren Mascarenhas, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promulgated
Adjective
  • Right now, the Softies Marshmallow 2-Piece Lounge Set, one of her proclaimed favorites, is on sale thanks to an on-page coupon.
    Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Verb
  • The Bills-Lions game was just one of the matchups announced Monday ahead of the NFL’s full schedule release on Thursday.
    Amos Morale III, New York Times, 12 May 2026
  • Only two other finalists had been announced as of Monday, one from Nassau County and the other from Walton County.
    Steven Walker, The Orlando Sentinel, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • Both the Men's and Women's tournament are set to add eight teams, according to published reports.
    Jon Wilner, Mercury News, 29 Apr. 2026
  • That act alone — showing an unedited, pre-published draft to one of its subjects — would get the story immediately withdrawn at most publications of the size and majesty as the one in this play.
    Christopher Arnott, Hartford Courant, 21 Apr. 2026
Verb
  • The pilot had declared an emergency before communication with the aircraft was lost, the Bahamas Aircraft Accident Investigation Authority told CBS News.
    Ingrid Vasquez, PEOPLE, 13 May 2026
  • By competition, Tolbert is referring to all the on-field, and off-field drills the Dolphins have been doing this offseason, which get so competitive players routinely request to see the film because a daily winner is declared, and the leader is tracked.
    Omar Kelly, Miami Herald, 12 May 2026
Adjective
  • These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.
    Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
  • Norfolk District Attorney Michael Morrissey, whose office oversaw the highly publicized, incredibly expensive, and ultimately unsuccessful prosecution of Karen Read, has drawn at least three Democratic challengers to his job.
    Matthew Medsger, Boston Herald, 5 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • By law, you're entitled to pay the lower advertised price, according to Mary Bach, a consumer advocate with AARP Pennsylvania.
    Joshua Sidorowicz, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
  • The cutoff for entries is the advertised start time of the first game of the 2026 postseason.
    Sean McIndoe, New York Times, 15 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • But on May 22, CBS will end its heralded radio service.
    David Morgan, CBS News, 8 May 2026
  • Several other members of the DMBC shined at the heralded contest.
    News Release, San Diego Union-Tribune, 25 Apr. 2026
Adjective
  • In separate filings, both media outlets raised questions as to the validity of the NFL’s broadcast antitrust exemption, a provision established under the Sports Broadcasting Act of 1961.
    Anthony Crupi, Sportico.com, 3 Apr. 2026
  • Cuba’s government displayed on the broadcast nautical maps to show where the Pro-Line was spotted, its route through Cuban waters and the location where the shooting occurred.
    David Smiley, Miami Herald, 28 Feb. 2026

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“Promulgated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promulgated. Accessed 16 May. 2026.

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