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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Charlotte area school districts are announcing changes to Monday classes as a result of a second consecutive weekend of winter weather hitting the area.—
Mary Ramsey,
Charlotte Observer,
1 Feb. 2026
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Biel’s tribute came two days after Timberlake’s first performance since announcing his Lyme disease diagnosis, taking the stage for a special tribute to Pharrell Williams on January 29 at the Recording Academy’s Black Music Collective event in Los Angeles.—
Rachel Burchfield,
InStyle,
1 Feb. 2026
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In practice, journalists typically avoid publishing home addresses or identifying victims of domestic abuse.—
Jack O'Connor,
Chicago Tribune,
26 Jan. 2026
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By mid-January, governments around the world were blocking the tool, safety teams were issuing damage-control statements, and researchers were publishing evidence that the scale of harm was far larger than anyone had publicly acknowledged.—
The AI Insider,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Jan. 2026
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Wills must be in writing, not oral, so recording a voice memo into your phone or making a post declaring your intentions on social media won’t count.—
Howard Cohen,
Miami Herald,
5 Feb. 2026
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In October, the Air District lowered the threshold of fine particulate matter for declaring Spare the Air alerts from 35 to 25 micrograms per cubic meter.—
Carlos E. Castañeda,
CBS News,
4 Feb. 2026
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In 1979, a madman named Howard Schnellenberger showed up, proclaiming that a program with a 14-29 record over the previous four years would win a national title within the next four years.—
Jason Kirk,
New York Times,
16 Jan. 2026
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Four inches is generally safe to hold the weight of a human and small vehicles, but Waldo steers clear of proclaiming hard and fast rules.—
Stephanie Pearson,
Outside,
14 Jan. 2026
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Rams quarterback Matthew Stafford won the NFL MVP award in his first top-five finish after posting a league-leading 46 touchdowns and 4,707 passing yards.—
Gary Klein,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Feb. 2026
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Despite posting its biggest single-day drop on record on January 30, gold is still up this year.—
John Towfighi,
CNN Money,
6 Feb. 2026
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“Promulgating.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promulgating. Accessed 7 Feb. 2026.
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