declare for
phrasal verb
declared for; declaring for; declares for
1
US
: to officially say that one will take part in (something)
a college basketball player who declared for the NBA draft after his junior year
2
British, formal
: to officially say that one supports (someone or something)
He declared for the plan.
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But when a mistrial was declared for Read, who is charged with second-degree murder and other crimes for allegedly hitting her boyfriend with her car and leaving him to die outside on a winter’s night, cheers erupted on the street outside the Norfolk Superior Court, south of Boston.
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Jean Casarez, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Other players who might declare for the 2025 WNBA draft are Kiki Iriafen, Te-Hina Paopao, Georgia Amoore, Sonia Citron, and Aneesah Morrow.
—Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
With Quinn Ewers declaring for the NFL Draft on Wednesday, Manning is set to get the keys to the Lamborghini for the foreseeable future.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Beck, the former starting quarterback at Georgia, declared for the 2025 NFL Draft in December, just days after undergoing season-ending elbow surgery.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
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Jean Casarez, CNN, 25 Mar. 2025
Other players who might declare for the 2025 WNBA draft are Kiki Iriafen, Te-Hina Paopao, Georgia Amoore, Sonia Citron, and Aneesah Morrow.
—Roberta F. Rodrigues, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
With Quinn Ewers declaring for the NFL Draft on Wednesday, Manning is set to get the keys to the Lamborghini for the foreseeable future.
—Ryan Gaydos, Fox News, 16 Jan. 2025
Beck, the former starting quarterback at Georgia, declared for the 2025 NFL Draft in December, just days after undergoing season-ending elbow surgery.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 14 Mar. 2025
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“Declare for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declare%20for. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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