as in proclaiming
to make known openly or publicly
the excited coworker announced to everyone within hearing distance that she and her husband were expecting
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Recent Examples of announcing
Former UConn women’s basketball forward Ice Brady is headed to the ACC out of the transfer portal, announcing her commitment Sunday to Florida State.
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Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
The star liked the post announcing the news on Instagram.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
The country star reminisced on past Stagecoach performances and marveled over the journey to the Mane Stage in the press release announcing his new album.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Kempthorne died surrounded by those who loved him most, according to a Saturday morning news release announcing his death.
—Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2026
Trump said in a Truth Social post announcing the extension of the temporary truce.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Artificial intelligence is also reshaping the labor market, with companies including Meta and Microsoft announcing major job cuts this week.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
If the late-night ecosystem were healthy, that appearance probably would have been announcing Johnson as the new Daily Show host, taking over for a permanent host who would be moving up to The Late Show.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Despite Iran announcing a reopening of the strait during a temporary ceasefire, about 2,000 vessels remain trapped in the Gulf as of Friday morning, carrying a total of around 21 billion liters of oil.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 26 Apr. 2026
The star liked the post announcing the news on Instagram.
—Sarah Sotoodeh, FOXNews.com, 26 Apr. 2026
The country star reminisced on past Stagecoach performances and marveled over the journey to the Mane Stage in the press release announcing his new album.
—Daniela Avila, PEOPLE, 25 Apr. 2026
Kempthorne died surrounded by those who loved him most, according to a Saturday morning news release announcing his death.
—Idaho Statesman, 25 Apr. 2026
Trump said in a Truth Social post announcing the extension of the temporary truce.
—Anniek Bao, CNBC, 24 Apr. 2026
Artificial intelligence is also reshaping the labor market, with companies including Meta and Microsoft announcing major job cuts this week.
—Mary Cunningham, CBS News, 24 Apr. 2026
If the late-night ecosystem were healthy, that appearance probably would have been announcing Johnson as the new Daily Show host, taking over for a permanent host who would be moving up to The Late Show.
—Bethy Squires, Vulture, 17 Apr. 2026
Despite Iran announcing a reopening of the strait during a temporary ceasefire, about 2,000 vessels remain trapped in the Gulf as of Friday morning, carrying a total of around 21 billion liters of oil.
—Asuka Koda, CNN Money, 17 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for announcing
Verb
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Which is to say that its power as a mode of redress in the first sense—as agent for proclaiming and correcting injustices—is being appealed to constantly.—
Nick Laird,
The New York Review of Books,
25 Apr. 2026
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Today, there's writing on the wall outside, proclaiming the miracle of Ho Khanh.—
Nicole Young,
CBS News,
29 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Other states have to confront the unprecedented possibility of revising maps even as voters are casting ballots or the legal process of declaring intent to run for office has concluded.—
Nicholas Riccardi,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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By declaring victory over his archnemesis, Musk could aggregate even more influence over the industry.—
Victor Tangermann,
Futurism,
30 Apr. 2026
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The Washington Post reported last week that HHS has shelved a study CDC scientists were on the verge of publishing showing that this past winter the vaccines reduced the risk of needing emergency care or hospitalization for Covid by 50%.—
Helen Branswell,
STAT,
27 Apr. 2026
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Dollison continued editing and publishing populist newspapers such as the Alliance Voice, the Clay County Progress, the Paragould Democrat, the Paragould Press and the Walnut Ridge Telephone.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
25 Apr. 2026
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Timberlake even got in on the fun himself in 2020 amid the COVID-19 pandemic, posting a version of the meme on X, then known as Twitter, where a mask covers his mouth.—
Gabe Hauari,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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What got centered were the perfunctory tasks government defaults to when everyone is stretched thin — checking the legal and regulatory boxes for approval, designing detour protocols, posting the orange signs in the right places and marking the lane closures clearly.—
Andrew Chrismer,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Apr. 2026
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The State Department did not respond to inquiries into its selection process this year, nor the nature of Scavino and Parido’s relationship, though Scavino’s Arts in Embassies program has been advertising its partnership with the AAC.—
Jacqui Palumbo,
CNN Money,
23 Apr. 2026
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As public officials pressured organizers over the years to clean up their act, SantaCon emphasized its charitable work, advertising that money raised from ticket sales would go to antipoverty groups, food banks, city parks and arts foundations.—
Larry Neumeister,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Apr. 2026
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