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as in stated
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as in proclaimed
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as in announced
to make known openly or publicly
she chose to declare her presidential aspirations at her college alma mater
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as in insisted
to state as a fact usually forcefully
she would declare her innocence to the whole world if she could
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as in asserted
to state clearly and strongly
our guest enthusiastically declared that the pie was the best he had ever eaten
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as in revealed
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs
though she was silent, her expression declared her unwillingness to go along with the others
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Recent Examples of declared
Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Bill Lawrence has been around long enough to hear the comedy, the multicam sitcom — everything, really — declared dead.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Israel declared independence in May 1948, and neighboring Arab countries declared war.
—Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The ship recently completed five days of trials and has now been declared ready for all kinds of sea operations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2024
Rescuers were unable to resuscitate her and she was declared dead at the scene, police said.
—Michael Levitt, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
Backlash is growing against self declared feminist ally Baldoni, who has seen an award rescinded by the Vital Voices Global Partnership, a non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing and supporting women leaders.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday, California declared a state of emergency for avian flu due to detecting its spread to herds in the southern part of the state.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
After the fire was extinguished, emergency medical personnel declared the woman dead at the scene.
—Susan Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
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Dozens of people have been infected around the country, California has declared a state of emergency and the spread among livestock has begun impacting the food supply.
—Michael Loria, USA TODAY, 25 Dec. 2024
Bill Lawrence has been around long enough to hear the comedy, the multicam sitcom — everything, really — declared dead.
—Yvonne Villarreal, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
Israel declared independence in May 1948, and neighboring Arab countries declared war.
—Josef Federman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Dec. 2024
The ship recently completed five days of trials and has now been declared ready for all kinds of sea operations.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Dec. 2024
Rescuers were unable to resuscitate her and she was declared dead at the scene, police said.
—Michael Levitt, NPR, 25 Dec. 2024
Backlash is growing against self declared feminist ally Baldoni, who has seen an award rescinded by the Vital Voices Global Partnership, a non-profit organization dedicated to nurturing and supporting women leaders.
—Denise Petski, Deadline, 24 Dec. 2024
On Wednesday, California declared a state of emergency for avian flu due to detecting its spread to herds in the southern part of the state.
—Jan Ellen Spiegel, Hartford Courant, 24 Dec. 2024
After the fire was extinguished, emergency medical personnel declared the woman dead at the scene.
—Susan Haigh, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declared
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Each of the tales provides a stated goal, such as maximally making paperclips or calculating pi to an infinite number of digits in length.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
4 Apr. 2025
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Purpose: First and foremost, corporate leaders need to make decisions that support the stated purpose of their organizations.—
Paul Klein,
Forbes.com,
29 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Research Institutes and Other Initiatives The College of William & Mary announced a $100 million gift that will be used to establish the Batten School of Coastal and Marine Sciences.—
Michael T. Nietzel,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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That 10-year uptick was reported in a paper in 2023, while the American Association of Variable Star Observers announced T CrB’s pre-eruption dip in April 2024.—
Jamie Carter,
Forbes,
3 Jan. 2025
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White and McGregor have insisted the former will return to the Octagon in 2025, but perhaps this fight with Jake or Logan could precede his return to the UFC.—
Brian Mazique,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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In the House, a majority of Democrats voted against the bill after House Speaker Mike Johnson insisted on adding the provision to ban transgender medical care for children.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
24 Dec. 2024
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Third Down Conversions Another area where the first-round winners asserted their dominance was on third-down conversions.—
Giovanni Malloy,
Forbes,
24 Dec. 2024
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In the end, Myanmar's reform project did not fail, as some have asserted, but was brutally derailed.—
Derek Mitchell,
NPR,
23 Dec. 2024
Verb
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The identity of a third victim who was hospitalized has not been revealed.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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To play, just make your selection in the multiple-choice list and the correct answer will be revealed.—
J. D. Biersdorfer,
New York Times,
6 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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One bitter irony of the faux-Ghibli meme is that Miyazaki is an avowed hater of A.I. technology.—
Kyle Chayka,
New Yorker,
2 Apr. 2025
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An avowed foodie, Favreau learned some impressive knife skills for the role.—
Eliana Dockterman,
TIME,
21 Dec. 2024
Verb
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Their memoir Hollywood on the Tiber was published in Italian in 1982, and an English translation is now due for release.—
Caroline Frost,
Deadline,
5 Jan. 2025
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In photos published by DeuxMoi, a smiling Jackman is seen holding his phone up toward Burnett, 91, while sitting beside her in the theater and the rest of the audience is looking towards them.—
Escher Walcott,
People.com,
5 Jan. 2025
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To that end, although the complaint references alleged text messages from Bayless, the more explosive and damning allegations are told through Faraji’s recollections.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
6 Jan. 2025
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Just days before the vote, the complaint alleged, the employee in the auditor’s office violated ethics laws by sharing confidential information that portrayed the ambulance service negatively.—
Jacob Orledge,
ProPublica,
6 Jan. 2025
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“Declared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declared. Accessed 14 Apr. 2025.
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