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
Analysts pore over their pronouncements to glean shifts on key issues.
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Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
He was replaced by Frank, whose football and public pronouncements were the polar opposite of his predecessor, and who was no more able to balance European and domestic football than Postecoglou was.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
These pronouncements follow the January 2026 FBI seizure of 2020 ballots from Fulton County, Georgia, and the president’s recent call for the Republican Party to nationalize elections.
—Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
The downstream cultural and societal impacts of such pronouncements from the White House have been stark.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
The agency once highlighted citizenship ceremonies and immigrant success stories in its public pronouncements.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
Lamont has so far skillfully navigated the erratic, unilateral and sometimes vengeful policy pronouncements from Washington.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Official reviews of Epstein's death make no mention of the figure in orange, and later pronouncements from authorities including the attorney general at the time, Bill Barr, were that no one entered Epstein's housing tier the night of his death.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Our state government is struggling to pass audits, electric rates are rising and, despite Moore’s sunny pronouncements, the cost of rebuilding the Key Bridge has exploded from less than 2 billion to more than 5 billion dollars.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 4 Mar. 2026
He was replaced by Frank, whose football and public pronouncements were the polar opposite of his predecessor, and who was no more able to balance European and domestic football than Postecoglou was.
—Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 28 Feb. 2026
These pronouncements follow the January 2026 FBI seizure of 2020 ballots from Fulton County, Georgia, and the president’s recent call for the Republican Party to nationalize elections.
—Shelley Inglis, The Conversation, 26 Feb. 2026
The downstream cultural and societal impacts of such pronouncements from the White House have been stark.
—Clint Smith, The Atlantic, 25 Feb. 2026
The agency once highlighted citizenship ceremonies and immigrant success stories in its public pronouncements.
—Catherine E. Shoichet, CNN Money, 12 Feb. 2026
Lamont has so far skillfully navigated the erratic, unilateral and sometimes vengeful policy pronouncements from Washington.
—Kevin Rennie, Hartford Courant, 7 Feb. 2026
Official reviews of Epstein's death make no mention of the figure in orange, and later pronouncements from authorities including the attorney general at the time, Bill Barr, were that no one entered Epstein's housing tier the night of his death.
—Daniel Ruetenik, CBS News, 5 Feb. 2026
Our state government is struggling to pass audits, electric rates are rising and, despite Moore’s sunny pronouncements, the cost of rebuilding the Key Bridge has exploded from less than 2 billion to more than 5 billion dollars.
—Colin Pascal, Baltimore Sun, 1 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronouncements
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Deeper challenges China's policy announcements will be scrutinized for details on consumer stimulus, such as expanding trade-in subsidies, and any incremental support for the struggling property market.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
4 Mar. 2026
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Kepler, who played last season with the Phillies and was a free agent at the time of his suspension, became the first player MLB suspended for the substance since public announcements of the penalty details began in 2005.—
Tom Dougherty,
CBS News,
3 Mar. 2026
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Many positions come with specific education or experience requirements, which are linked in the job postings.—
Sacbee.com,
Sacbee.com,
7 Mar. 2026
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The city's offering of Detroit home repair programs includes the limited Critical Home Repair and Detroit LeadSafe, according to postings on city websites.—
Nushrat Rahman,
Freep.com,
5 Mar. 2026
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The most recent presidential disaster declarations for Oklahoma, according to the Federal Register, are for wildfires in March 2025 and storms in November 2024.—
Dale Denwalt,
Oklahoman,
6 Mar. 2026
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Players and snaps added or lost are via the portal only (numbers do not include players lost due to exhausted eligibility or draft declarations).—
Manny Navarro,
New York Times,
6 Mar. 2026
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And automakers worldwide were scrambling over each other to grab the microphone and make proclamations about their grand EV master plans and latest all-electric products.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
23 Feb. 2026
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Public buildings in Iowa, including city, county and school buildings, would be required obey proclamations from the governor ordering flags lowered to half-staff.—
Stephen Gruber-Miller,
Des Moines Register,
20 Feb. 2026
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Based on the appointment of the late supreme leader’s son as successor, there are no clear signs of an imminent regime change in Iran.—
Amena Bakr,
semafor.com,
9 Mar. 2026
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For months now, real-estate developer Michael Shvo has been insisting that everything is just fine, despite troubling signs at his portfolio of trophy properties.—
Kim Velsey,
Curbed,
9 Mar. 2026
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“Pronouncements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronouncements. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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