as in assertion
a solemn and often public declaration of the truth or existence of something
once the delegates had made the declaration that the colonies were henceforth independent of Great Britain, their fate was sealed
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Recent Examples of declaration
The leaders had planned to meet in the high desert to celebrate Biden’s declaration naming the Chuckwalla and Sáttítla national monuments, which set aside nearly 850,000 acres of tribal lands for ecological and cultural protection.
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Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Landry made his initial request for an emergency declaration on Thursday, one day after a man authorities have identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a truck into a crowd of people in the French Quarter early New Year’s Day, killing 14 and injuring 30.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Sanders said an emergency declaration would remain in effect until January 13 unless otherwise terminated.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
South Korean lawmakers last month voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol and suspend him from duties after his Dec. 3 declaration of martial law stunned the country.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Lia Russell, Sacramento Bee, 8 Jan. 2025
Landry made his initial request for an emergency declaration on Thursday, one day after a man authorities have identified as Shamsud-Din Jabbar drove a truck into a crowd of people in the French Quarter early New Year’s Day, killing 14 and injuring 30.
—Sarah Fortinsky, The Hill, 6 Jan. 2025
Sanders said an emergency declaration would remain in effect until January 13 unless otherwise terminated.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
South Korean lawmakers last month voted to impeach President Yoon Suk Yeol and suspend him from duties after his Dec. 3 declaration of martial law stunned the country.
—Reuters, NBC News, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for declaration
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Whether Fox has performance reviews and related materials found in personnel files to support that assertion remains to be seen.Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 6 Jan. 2025
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Setting aside some gratuitous jump scares, Eggers has now made a Dracula movie that’s more than an exercise, more than an assertion of talent.Wesley Morris, New York Times, 25 Dec. 2024
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What People Are Saying United Steelworkers President David McCall dismissed the claims on Monday, describing them as unfounded.Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 6 Jan. 2025
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Like the Trump and Harris voters who believe the 2020 and 2024 elections were stolen, these activists’ exaggerated claims erode of confidence in an election system that works very well.Karlyn Bowman, Forbes, 6 Jan. 2025
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To give you the Reader’s Digest version, though, Sweeney, whose insistence on having breasts has prompted some of the most unhinged discourse of 2024, posted dozens of shots from tabloid comment sections (the unhappiest place on earth, except for X).Hayley Maitland, Vogue, 14 Dec. 2024
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Julie Christie and Kate Winslet are wonderful as Gertrude and Ophelia, but his insistence on star casting finally gets the better of him.Helen Shaw, The New Yorker, 11 Dec. 2024
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No financial terms were disclosed in the announcement.Ashley Capoot, CNBC, 13 Jan. 2025
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The Oscar telecast is still set for March 2, but the nominations announcement is being delayed for the second time to Jan. 23 — and will now be held virtually.Paul Grein, Billboard, 13 Jan. 2025
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The president will also sign a proclamation creating the Sáttítla National Monument in Northern California, the Washington Post reported.Jennifer Jacobs, CBS News, 2 Jan. 2025
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Hamlin was presented a key to the city and the mayor read a proclamation in his honor.Visual Editors, USA TODAY, 20 Dec. 2024
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“Declaration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declaration. Accessed 18 Jan. 2025.
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