as in announcements
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an official public statement
He made some important pronouncements on government policy.
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Recent Examples of pronouncements
Beulah’s not delivering world-weary pronouncements, the way Beth does.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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Jack Lang,
New York Times,
21 June 2026
Other recent mayors have made similar pronouncements.
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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.
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Maury Brown,
Forbes.com,
1 June 2026
That same month, Talarico’s campaign spokesman, JT Ennis, issued an official response to the vegan pronouncements on his boss' behalf, sharing a photo of Talarico taking a large bite of a massive turkey leg while wearing a button-down with a Texas flag design.
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Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Although McLuhan often changed subjects abruptly and wrote in a nonlinear style in which the full meaning of his pronouncements emerged only through a broader reading of his work, his overall argument was clear.
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Brian A. Cogan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
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
That same month, Talarico’s campaign spokesman, JT Ennis, issued an official response to the vegan pronouncements on his boss' behalf, sharing a photo of Talarico taking a large bite of a massive turkey leg while wearing a button-down with a Texas flag design.
—
Rebecca Morin,
USA Today,
29 May 2026
Although McLuhan often changed subjects abruptly and wrote in a nonlinear style in which the full meaning of his pronouncements emerged only through a broader reading of his work, his overall argument was clear.
—
Brian A. Cogan,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
27 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronouncements
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The omissions come after announcements by EPA Administrator Lee Zeldin earlier this year that his agency was designating microplastics and pharmaceuticals priority contaminants for testing.
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This is one of the first announcements WhatsApp has made after appointing a new CEO.
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But everything on its website — from its history of the company, to its job postings, a diversity and inclusion policy — appears to be fictional.
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But the union that represents department workers says staff have run into issues with equipment and access at their new postings.
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Many American poets have written hymns and howls, declarations and outcries for this country that brims with so many people, and so many hopes, from all over the world.
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The city, county and state all issued local emergency declarations in the days following the fire.
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But nearly five decades after the 1979 revolution, and for all the official proclamations of national unity in the run-up to Khamenei's funeral, the Islamic Republic has rarely been so internally fractured.
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Three days into his tenure as a Bull, Wilson’s bold proclamations already have become the norm around the Advocate Center.
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And the deals extend well beyond skin care, with discounts on hair and makeup products that address everything from early signs of thinning hair and sparse brows to dull complexions in need of a natural-looking flush.
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Chopper 4 flew over the detention center and observed no visible signs that the facility was being dismantled.
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“Pronouncements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronouncements. Accessed 5 Jul. 2026.
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