pronouncements

noun

plural of pronouncement
as in announcements
formal an official public statement He made some important pronouncements on government policy.

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Recent Examples of pronouncements None of these pronouncements has panned out; some have bordered on delusional. — Robin Wright, New Yorker, 17 July 2026 Even temporary sales slumps breed alarmist pronouncements; book parties in disfavored genres begin to feel like wakes, sending off one more spirit to the inevitable afterworld of the remainder shelf. — Gal Beckerman, The Atlantic, 2 July 2026 Beulah’s not delivering world-weary pronouncements, the way Beth does. — Noel Murray, Vulture, 26 June 2026 Converting your nonprofit to a moneymaker will do that; so will your leader’s series of smarmy pronouncements about the future. — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 25 June 2026 As Miran Ali, a former vice president of the Bangladesh Garment Manufacturers and Exporters Association, explained it, brands would often make sweeping pronouncements, only to pass the bill to their manufacturers and their workers. — Roy Stephen Canivel, Footwear News, 25 June 2026 Elite sportspeople do enough media training to know that certain pronouncements will take on a life of their own after they are uttered. — Jack Lang, New York Times, 21 June 2026 Other recent mayors have made similar pronouncements. — Michael Casey, Los Angeles Times, 19 June 2026 Maury Brown Maury Brown Leading up to recent negotiations, the public pronouncements of how much is going to the players have fallen along party lines. — Maury Brown, Forbes.com, 1 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronouncements
  1. announcements
  2. postings
  3. declarations
  4. proclamations
  5. signs
Noun
  • Both iOS 27 and macOS 27 should be seen as Apple’s first significant move (albeit 30 months after the first announcements at WWDC 2024).
    — Ewan Spence, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026
  • Coleman said the company is in development on a handful of projects with announcements coming over the next couple of months.
    — Jill Goldsmith, Deadline, 21 July 2026
Definition of announcements
Noun
  • Review Competitors’ Job Postings And Negative Feedback Do something as simple as monitoring your competitor’s open job postings—or even checking out their negative online reviews.
    — Expert Panel®, Forbes.com, 23 July 2026
  • And Anthropic’s recent job postings indicate an interest in hiring legal scholars and political scientists.
    — Lila Shroff, The Atlantic, 21 July 2026
Definition of postings
Noun
  • The city, county and state issued local emergency declarations in the days that followed.
    — City News Service, Daily News, 25 July 2026
  • Even Christmas brought misery in the form of an ICE agent dressed up as Santa, who shoved away children trying to hug him, according to the detainee declarations submitted to the court.
    — Sonja Sharp, Los Angeles Times, 24 July 2026
Definition of declarations
Noun
  • The Antiquities Act of 1906 requires presidents to use proclamations to establish or modify national monuments.
    — Kerri J. Malloy, The Conversation, 23 July 2026
  • The discord comes after Trump on Monday signed proclamations imposing additional 50% tariffs on certain goods from Canada.
    — Callum Sutherland, Time, 22 July 2026
Definition of proclamations
Noun
  • There were no immediate, obvious signs of foul play or trauma on Wells’ body, Lynd told CNN.
    — Holly Yan, CNN Money, 20 July 2026
  • On Saturday, rescue crews aided by dogs and detectors found signs of life, confirming that at least one survivor was still trapped beneath the rubble.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 19 July 2026
Definition of signs

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