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as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly
the company trumpeted the launch of the new phone that had none of the bugs the old one was known for
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as in acclaiming
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
critics trumpeted the band's latest album as the best of the decade
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Recent Examples of trumpeting
Officials have in the past touted the 77th Street gang unit as one of the department’s best, trumpeting its arrests and seizures of gun and drugs on social media.
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Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
The brand is also trying to win over shoppers by trumpeting what isn’t in the packets.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 13 May 2026
And some schools are trumpeting improved grades.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
Many companies pivoted away from trumpeting environmental policies as a result.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Heat fans who are readers of tea leaves might have been trumpeting with joy Thursday as Antetokounmpo’s mom, Veronica, posted on Facebook a photo without description of her son standing in street clothes on the Heat’s court.
—Greg Cote
january 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Like almost every mayor in the past 50 years, Zohran Mamdani will come into office trumpeting New York’s most ambitious affordable-housing program — and, as with his predecessors, the claim will be longer on slogan than on plan.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025
The Challenge of Covid Unlike today, the Fidesz media apparatus during the party’s first decade in power had an easy time making its message stick, trumpeting the government’s achievements.
—New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Meyers later played a montage of Trump trumpeting his record purportedly opposing censorship and bringing free speech back to America, before cutting to a second montage of breaking news clips about Kimmel’s suspension.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Los Angeles Times, 4 June 2026
The brand is also trying to win over shoppers by trumpeting what isn’t in the packets.
—Amelia Lucas, CNBC, 13 May 2026
And some schools are trumpeting improved grades.
—Andrew Lapin, Sun Sentinel, 16 Mar. 2026
Many companies pivoted away from trumpeting environmental policies as a result.
—Kamal Ahmed, Fortune, 19 Feb. 2026
Heat fans who are readers of tea leaves might have been trumpeting with joy Thursday as Antetokounmpo’s mom, Veronica, posted on Facebook a photo without description of her son standing in street clothes on the Heat’s court.
—Greg Cote
january 30, Miami Herald, 30 Jan. 2026
Like almost every mayor in the past 50 years, Zohran Mamdani will come into office trumpeting New York’s most ambitious affordable-housing program — and, as with his predecessors, the claim will be longer on slogan than on plan.
—Justin Davidson, Curbed, 16 Dec. 2025
The Challenge of Covid Unlike today, the Fidesz media apparatus during the party’s first decade in power had an easy time making its message stick, trumpeting the government’s achievements.
—New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Meyers later played a montage of Trump trumpeting his record purportedly opposing censorship and bringing free speech back to America, before cutting to a second montage of breaking news clips about Kimmel’s suspension.
—Chad De Guzman, Time, 19 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for trumpeting
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The San Francisco 49ers, for whom Smith had a terrific rookie season, issued a statement announcing his passing on Saturday afternoon.—
Blair Kerkhoff,
Kansas City Star,
14 June 2026
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Hyppolite posted on his personal X account announcing his pledge.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
14 June 2026
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Lori Brown, executive director of the Connecticut League of Conservation Voters, said her organization commissioned the report after hearing politicians touting more natural gas as a solution to the state’s high cost of electricity.—
John Moritz,
Hartford Courant,
11 June 2026
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Built for speed McDonald’s and Taco Bell are far from the only fast food chains touting original beverages.—
Fielding Buck,
Oc Register,
10 June 2026
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Perhaps the cage fighters will enter proclaiming some version of the gladiator’s oath.—
Cullen Murphy,
The Atlantic,
13 June 2026
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Headlines about this accomplishment were proclaiming that AI has become some sort of math genius.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
26 May 2026
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But you may be better served by aligning your efforts to upskill with the specific skills and competencies employers are advertising for in your local labor market.—
Michael Collins,
Forbes.com,
11 June 2026
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In other business, the council is permitting Bike the Dunes, which rents bicycles at the Indiana Dunes Visitor Center, to place a temporary sign advertising the business on a median at the entrance.—
Jim Woods,
Chicago Tribune,
11 June 2026
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An editor verified the accuracy of the information before publishing.—
Nick Lichtenberg,
Fortune,
15 June 2026
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In addition to publishing books, the company also hosts events, including one-day writing retreats typically held in New York.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
15 June 2026
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Tom Holland and Zendaya made promoting their new movie look like a casual date moment.—
Angeline Jane Bernabe,
ABC News,
15 June 2026
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The push is being led by tech giant Huawei through the Ultra HD Video Alliance, which is promoting its own HDR Vivid standard as an alternative to the Digital Cinema Initiatives certification framework that has governed cinema projection globally for decades.—
Marcus Lim,
Variety,
15 June 2026
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Storms are expected to continue on Thursday, with the CBS News Detroit NEXT Weather team declaring a Next Weather Alert Day.—
DeJanay Booth-Singleton,
CBS News,
11 June 2026
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On May 26, 2026, the governor of Massachusetts celebrated his achievements by declaring that day Frantzdy Pierrot Day in the state.—
Laurent Dubois,
The Conversation,
10 June 2026
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