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
Trump also touted his declaration that the U.S. recognizes only two genders and his policies restricting transgender Americans.
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Despite the setback in the Senate, there is hope that the spirit of the bill and the declarations made in the legislation would still be implemented nationwide.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
This presidential declaration triggered significant movement across the cryptocurrency market, with ADA particularly demonstrating exceptional growth—rising more than 60% from $0.66 on Sunday morning to $1.08 by Monday morning, before moderately retracing to $1.00.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The Romanian presidential candidate faces six charges including incitement to actions against the constitutional order, communication of false information, and false declarations in continuous form (regarding sources of financing of the electoral campaign and declarations of assets).
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Joey Garrison, USA TODAY, 4 Mar. 2025
Despite the setback in the Senate, there is hope that the spirit of the bill and the declarations made in the legislation would still be implemented nationwide.
—Washington Examiner Staff, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 4 Mar. 2025
This presidential declaration triggered significant movement across the cryptocurrency market, with ADA particularly demonstrating exceptional growth—rising more than 60% from $0.66 on Sunday morning to $1.08 by Monday morning, before moderately retracing to $1.00.
—Trefis Team, Forbes, 3 Mar. 2025
The Romanian presidential candidate faces six charges including incitement to actions against the constitutional order, communication of false information, and false declarations in continuous form (regarding sources of financing of the electoral campaign and declarations of assets).
—Ross Rosenfeld, Newsweek, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for declaration
Noun
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Colorado Education Association President Kevin Vick pushed back on the assertion that schools are operating with excess funding.—
Jessica Seaman,
The Denver Post,
20 Mar. 2025
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The Justice Department did not immediately respond to a request for comment on that assertion or on Furman's ruling.—
Luc Cohen,
USA TODAY,
19 Mar. 2025
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Now, as the arbitration process for art restitution is evolving in Germany, new documents plus a new claim have revived their complicated case.—
The Editors of ARTnews,
ARTnews.com,
19 Mar. 2025
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The Judge also denied UMG’s motion to dismiss the band’s allegations of copyright infringement, allowing those claims to proceed in his federal court.—
Thania Garcia,
Variety,
19 Mar. 2025
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His conversational style in interviews is pensive and soft-spoken, almost professorial, which hooked up to the note of insistence just underneath the angel-cake vocal beauty.—
Owen Gleiberman,
Variety,
14 Mar. 2025
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What is new is the brief’s insistence on recharacterizing the supply points as investors.—
Ryan Finley,
Forbes,
8 Mar. 2025
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The minority leader's announcement amounted to a major break from House Democrats who voted nearly unanimously against the GOP funding bill earlier this week.—
Isabella Murray,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2025
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Chuter's Instagram announcement cited health struggles and a lack of work-life balance as her reasons for stepping down.—
Allure Editors,
Allure,
14 Mar. 2025
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And Gelernt warned that the Trump administration could simply issue a new proclamation to use the Alien Enemies Act against another migrant gang, like MS-13, which has long been one of Trump's favorite targets.—
TIME,
TIME,
16 Mar. 2025
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His proclamation Saturday identified Venezuela’s Tren de Aragua gang as an invading force.—
Tim Sullivan and Elliot Spagat,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Mar. 2025
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“Declaration.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declaration. Accessed 23 Mar. 2025.
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