annunciate

verb

ə-ˈnən(t)-sē-ˌāt How to pronounce annunciate (audio)
Definition of annunciatenext
as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly a politician is wise to annunciate past minor transgressions before the media make something major of them

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Recent Examples of annunciate Visiting a place again and again, year after year, annunciates the slow progress of human growth. — Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2017
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annunciate
  1. announce
  2. publish
  3. proclaim
  4. declare
  5. advertise
Verb
  • In 2015, Kobe Bryant announced his retirement in The Players’ Tribune.
    — Doug Haller, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The news of her transition was announced on Thursday (March 13) via her Instagram.
    — Mya Abraham, VIBE.com, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of announce
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  • This story was originally published March 16, 2025 at 7:35 PM.
    — Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 17 Mar. 2025
  • This story was originally published March 17, 2025 at 7:40 AM.
    — Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 17 Mar. 2025
Definition of publish
Verb
  • The president has falsely proclaimed an invasion and predatory incursion to use a law written for wartime for peacetime immigration enforcement.
    — Mark Davis, Newsweek, 16 Mar. 2025
  • For those who proclaim that everything needs to be made in America, this final journey likely symbolizes the end of a (perhaps) bygone era.
    — Rick Helfenbein, Forbes, 12 Mar. 2025
Definition of proclaim
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  • When Lawrence declares the Cowboys as a team that isn’t going to win a Super Bowl in the next few years — Lawrence signed a three-year deal in Seattle — the core of the team is understandably going to take offense to that.
    — Saad Yousuf, The Athletic, 14 Mar. 2025
  • The department relieved Proctor of duty on July 1, the very same day a mistrial was declared in the Read case.
    — Rick Sobey, Boston Herald, 13 Mar. 2025
Definition of declare
Verb
  • Just to give one small example: early on in the movie Bernice, who spends most of the story bedridden watching shopping channels, spots a hideous piece of clothing being advertised on television.
    — Jim Hemphill, IndieWire, 10 Mar. 2025
  • On Monday morning, signs began springing up outside participating delis advertising the fake egg options, like a bacon, egg and cheese.
    — Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025
Definition of advertise

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“Annunciate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annunciate. Accessed 25 Mar. 2025.

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