as in announcement
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an official public statement
He made some important pronouncements on government policy.
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Recent Examples of pronouncement
But one day, a popular fashion influencer of the time made a pronouncement that blazers for women were passé, and the business crashed.
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
They are communicated publicly in pronouncements by senior officials and privately by emissaries.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
With each passing year, Michaels has added to his list of oracular pronouncements.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Lake trout and burbot populations have increased, including a 2024 pronouncement that lake trout in Lake Superior have fully recovered.
—Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Jean E. Palmieri, WWD, 17 Jan. 2025
They are communicated publicly in pronouncements by senior officials and privately by emissaries.
—Brett Murphy, ProPublica, 15 Jan. 2025
With each passing year, Michaels has added to his list of oracular pronouncements.
—Susan Morrison, The New Yorker, 13 Jan. 2025
Lake trout and burbot populations have increased, including a 2024 pronouncement that lake trout in Lake Superior have fully recovered.
—Paul A. Smith, USA TODAY, 6 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronouncement
Noun
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After the announcement in October that the e-commerce giant was leading a $500 million funding round for X-energy, a developer of a small modular reactor, other investors clamored to get in, too.—
Jeremy Bogaisky,
Forbes,
6 Feb. 2025
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Thursday’s announcement comes on the eve of Kering revealing its fourth-quarter and full-year results on Feb. 11.—
Luisa Zargani,
WWD,
6 Feb. 2025
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Since the famine declaration, malnutrition has persisted and spread to two additional camps in North Darfur and the Western Nuba Mountains and is predicted to reach five additional localities in the state before May.—
Avery Schmitz, Aleena Fayaz and Kaila Nichols,
CNN,
14 Feb. 2025
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Johnson County commissioners have issued a disaster declaration after tests found forever chemicals in soil, water and animal tissue on agricultural land.—
Elizabeth Campbell,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
13 Feb. 2025
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At the hearing, the plaintiffs asked the court to immediately pause evacuation orders given to USAID personnel in international postings, and for access to be restored to computer systems for people who are in the field across all parts of USAID and its contractors.—
Jacob Rosen,
CBS News,
8 Feb. 2025
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Their consistent posting resulted in a small following.—
Cerys Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Feb. 2025
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This is the Christian proclamation of Easter: love is stronger than death, God’s kingdom of healing, grace and welcome while seemingly vulnerable to our powers, is the light that overcomes darkness.—
Lynne Silva-Breen,
Twin Cities,
7 Feb. 2025
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Driving the news: As every president since 1976 has done, President Trump signed a proclamation recognizing Black History Month on Friday.—
Delano Massey,
Axios,
1 Feb. 2025
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“Pronouncement.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronouncement. Accessed 19 Feb. 2025.
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