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verb

past tense of promulgate

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Recent Examples of promulgated
Verb
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 Complex rules get promulgated, but the firms impacted by them are often in the dark (yet liable for any non-compliance). William Dunkelberg, Forbes, 19 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promulgated
Verb
  • Energy Minister Abbas Alibadi also announced that water supplies will be cut off on some evenings to refill reservoirs, urging citizens to reduce consumption by 20% to avoid rationing.
    Emma Bussey, FOXNews.com, 10 Nov. 2025
  • The pair announced their engagement on October 5, 2025, with a joint Instagram post of what appeared to be an engagement shoot with photos of Destiny showing glimpses of her new rock.
    Michelle Lee, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • The change in leadership at the ICE office in Phoenix and in more than half a dozen other cities reflects a push by some members of the Trump administration to expand aggressive-style immigration arrests and tactics, according to published reports.
    Daniel Gonzalez, AZCentral.com, 29 Oct. 2025
  • At that time, 112 people, or about 8 percent of its workforce, were let go, according to published reports.
    Jean E. Palmieri, Footwear News, 7 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The name stuck and the 1901 show was gladly proclaimed the Great American Royal cattle show.
    Patrick Salland, Kansas City Star, 7 Nov. 2025
  • The country’s electoral authority, stacked with Maduro sympathizers, proclaimed him the winner amid allegations of vote-rigging, which the government denied.
    Stefano Pozzebon, CNN Money, 5 Nov. 2025
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
Verb
  • During that entire time, the fans demanded Harrison be fired and pundits declared that the Mavericks had just made a potentially franchise killing move.
    Kyle Feldscher, CNN Money, 11 Nov. 2025
  • His three-day trial in October ended with a hung jury, and 4th District Judge Patrick Miller declared a mistrial.
    Shannon Tyler, Idaho Statesman, 11 Nov. 2025
Adjective
  • This means melatonin supplements can contain significantly more of the active ingredient than advertised or necessary, as well as harmful hidden additives.
    Kristen Rogers, CNN Money, 4 Nov. 2025
  • The organization monitors thousands of hotels and actually has a way for travelers to submit complaints in the event their experience does not match an advertised star ranking.
    Michael Cappetta, Travel + Leisure, 14 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Elle Evans led the women’s team with 11 points, while heralded freshman newcomer Darryn Peterson paced the men’s squad, also with 11.
    Shreyas Laddha, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2025
  • That was good for ninth in all of baseball, ahead of other more heralded first basemen like Freddie Freeman, Vladimir Guerrero Jr, Matt Olson and Bryce Harper.
    Sahadev Sharma, New York Times, 11 Oct. 2025
Adjective
  • Going Dutch, which is wholly owned by Fox Entertainment, is an outgrowth of Leary’s broadcast direct deal with the company.
    Denise Petski, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2025
  • Above all, broadcast hero stories internally; behavior follows narrative.
    Jim Stevenson, Forbes.com, 25 June 2025

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“Promulgated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promulgated. Accessed 16 Nov. 2025.

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