as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly
the encyclical that promulgated the church's position on artificial birth control
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Recent Examples of promulgating
Trump, perhaps sensing that promulgating Orwellian lies wouldn’t be easy, given what happened in Minneapolis, didn’t spend his time promoting them.
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Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Peter Wehner, The Atlantic, 29 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promulgating
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The mayor advanced his efforts to ease these financial burdens by announcing that every city agency would be required to appoint a chief savings officer tasked with identifying savings within a 45-day window.—
Julie Samuels,
New York Daily News,
22 Feb. 2026
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Despite the defeat, the president digs in, announcing a new 15 percent global tariff to replace the measures struck down by the court, and lashed out at the justices who struck it down.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
22 Feb. 2026
Verb
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South African police only began publishing the race of those murdered on farms under pressure last year.—
Anderson Cooper,
CBS News,
23 Feb. 2026
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
23 Feb. 2026
Verb
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In last night’s speech, the President was only interested in declaring victory.—
Austin Elias-de Jesus,
New Yorker,
25 Feb. 2026
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At the time, Lunday, then the Coast Guard’s acting commandant, responded by declaring those symbols prohibited, though the language somehow still found its way into a new workplace harassment manual.—
Brian Niemietz,
New York Daily News,
25 Feb. 2026
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Those copies were then distributed to various assemblies, conventions, and continental troops on July 5, proclaiming the colonies’ independence to the world.—
Brian Rosenzweig,
IndyStar,
20 Feb. 2026
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In the days since news spread that the Sandcastle Man was no longer allowed on the Hotel Del premises, there has been no shortage of messages on social media from fans proclaiming their gratitude for his artistry.—
Lori Weisberg,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
10 Feb. 2026
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The model reflected on the moment earlier this month, posting a video of herself from the day, alongside a flick of Vivian recreating the moment, gold dress and all.—
Christina Perrier,
InStyle,
27 Feb. 2026
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This Chris marks his breakup by going to a strip club and makes a point of posting a picture with one of the dancers on Instagram.—
Megan Garber,
The Atlantic,
27 Feb. 2026
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“Promulgating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promulgating. Accessed 28 Feb. 2026.
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