as in announcement
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an official public statement
He made some important pronouncements on government policy.
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Recent Examples of pronouncement
But Pezeshkian doesn’t control the security forces, so these pronouncements ring hollow.
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Yes, the public pronouncements about corporate altruism have waned and many leaders have adjusted their messaging and, in some cases, strategies.
—Greg Behrman, Time, 19 Dec. 2025
The Kremlin leader makes sweeping pronouncements about the current global order, interspersed with small-bore questions from local journalists about the quality of roads in the Komi Republic.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
But Woolf’s broad, sweeping pronouncements about what literature is and isn’t capable of were always meant sarcastically; her life’s work, after all, was to push the boundaries of literature so as to say the unsayable.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
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Arash Azizi, The Atlantic, 1 Jan. 2026
Yes, the public pronouncements about corporate altruism have waned and many leaders have adjusted their messaging and, in some cases, strategies.
—Greg Behrman, Time, 19 Dec. 2025
The Kremlin leader makes sweeping pronouncements about the current global order, interspersed with small-bore questions from local journalists about the quality of roads in the Komi Republic.
—Nathan Hodge, CNN Money, 19 Dec. 2025
But Woolf’s broad, sweeping pronouncements about what literature is and isn’t capable of were always meant sarcastically; her life’s work, after all, was to push the boundaries of literature so as to say the unsayable.
—Literary Hub, 9 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronouncement
Noun
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Year after year, Disneyland fans anxiously awaited an announcement that never came.—
Brady MacDonald,
Oc Register,
13 Jan. 2026
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His announcement, coupled with previous announcements from Jordan Napier and Jacob Bostick, means that the Aztecs are returning all three of their starting receivers.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
13 Jan. 2026
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Back in 2020, a spokesperson for the Oakland County Medical Examiner’s Office told PEOPLE that Beauchamp's death declaration was based on real-time medical data, including heartbeat and breathing, that was provided by responding authorities and EMS personnel.—
Nicholas Rice,
PEOPLE,
10 Jan. 2026
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What comes off as charming, an aura of innocence, is a declaration of independence bordering on defiance.—
Marcus Thompson II,
New York Times,
10 Jan. 2026
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Ro Khanna, a progressive Democratic member of Congress from Silicon Valley who could be a rival to Newsom in the 2028 presidential sweepstakes, issued a similar blast in a posting on X, albeit with a smaller $72 billion pricetag, citing Parks’ report and other data.—
Dan Walters,
Mercury News,
9 Jan. 2026
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Authorities cut internet access and telephone lines immediately after Thursday’s protests in the capital Tehran and other major cities began, although the blackout did not immediately prevent the posting of videos of the protests, now well into their second week.—
Mostafa Salem,
CNN Money,
8 Jan. 2026
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The proclamation also mentions the Tubbs, Camp and North Complex blazes of recent years.—
Don Sweeney,
Sacbee.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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Continue reading … AMERICAN CULTURE QUIZ – Test yourself on culinary controversies and presidential proclamations.—
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FOXNews.com,
8 Jan. 2026
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“Pronouncement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronouncement. Accessed 16 Jan. 2026.
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