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trumpet

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noun

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Recent Examples of trumpet
Verb
All of that came as a US presidential envoy held a rare meeting with the leader of Hamas to discuss peace, and as Washington trumpeted the prospects for Israel-Lebanon talks next month. — Prashant Rao, semafor.com, 17 Aug. 2026 Thus trumpets the tagline for Nicole Kidman’s assignation with Constantin Brancusi’s bronze and gold leaf Danaïde (1913), circulated online this past spring in advance of the work’s auction. — Ara H. Merjian, ARTnews.com, 16 Aug. 2026
Noun
Mariscos Cortez arrived with a trumpet fanfare worthy of the plaza in Mazatlán or Puerto Vallarta. — Bud Kennedy, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 16 Sep. 2026 Wedding clients perform love instead of living it; her brother, a congressman, disguises his LGBTQ identity to make his political one more palatable; the gentrifiers of her neighborhood trumpet their changes as progress. — Literary Hub, 10 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for trumpet
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumpet
Verb
  • ConnCAT had already announced that a member of the ConnCORP board, Malcolm Ellis, would serve as its interim director as the search for a permanent leader gets underway.
    — P.R. Lockhart, Hartford Courant, 26 Sep. 2026
  • For the interiors, the developer brought in Jenni Kayne, the California lifestyle designer whose brand has built a devoted following around the idea of beautiful things that don't announce themselves.
    — Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 26 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Nussbaum advertised a meeting in the newspaper for November 1973 at the downtown Boston YWCA.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 24 Sep. 2026
  • Google assuredly spelled out its reservation of rights to advertise, at a minimum, its own and its affiliates products or services.
    — Joe Kinsey OutKick, FOXNews.com, 24 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • As the Knicks closed in, and then closed it out, during the fourth quarter, each new bucket was greeted with cheers and car honks from Brooklyn to the Bronx.
    — Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 14 June 2026
  • Within an hour, skyscrapers flatten to golden sand, and the honk of yellow taxis is replaced by the soothing sounds of rolling waves.
    — Zoey Goto, Travel + Leisure, 2 June 2026
Verb
  • Reading the manifesto after it was published in the press, Ted’s brother and sister-in-law recognized his writing style.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
  • The capstone pathway is based on a curriculum published by the United Brotherhood of Carpenters and includes three tests in two years.
    — Ilana Arougheti, Kansas City Star, 25 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Humm will be his more casual à la carte restaurant, promising the same culinary excellence that Humm (the chef) is acclaimed for.
    — Kate Kassin, Bon Appetit Magazine, 23 Sep. 2026
  • As Navarro smiled and acclaimed the crowd, Boisson smashed her racket on the court directly behind her.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 14 Sep. 2026
Noun
  • Timbaland’s eerie, minimalist production — stuttering beat patterns, yawning silences between drum hits, synth riffs that bray and heave — was the ideal vehicle for Elliott’s slaloming, heavily syncopated raps.
    — New York Times, New York Times, 28 Apr. 2026
  • My father mistakes it for the verb to bray, like a donkey.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 17 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • The Greek columns on its facade, south of downtown on the corner of Holman and Austin Streets, proclaimed the stability— the unimpeachable correctness—of one of the city’s most enduring institutions.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 22 Sep. 2026
  • Along with the statewide proclamation, the governor proclaimed emergencies in multiple counties that were hit hard by recent storms, including Santa Barbara County.
    — Grace Toohey, Los Angeles Times, 21 Sep. 2026
Verb
  • Through rules that promote cross-border data flows, regional commerce, and harmonized cybersecurity standards, DEFA will help ASEAN embrace the modern-day digital economy.
    — Jon M. Huntsman, Fortune, 24 Sep. 2026
  • If dozens of countries are promoting electric vehicle incentives, charging infrastructure and electrification in general, that can help in the fight against climate change, Jackson added.
    — Jennifer McDermott, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026

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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumpet. Accessed 27 Sep. 2026.

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