1
as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
she chose to declare her presidential aspirations at her college alma mater
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2
as in to insist
to state as a fact usually forcefully
she would declare her innocence to the whole world if she could
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3
as in to assert
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 to reveal
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 declare
Authorities declared an emergency when the incident started around 8:30 a.m.
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Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 18 Apr. 2025
To the surprise of nobody, Obiang declared his son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the new vice-president in 2016.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Apr. 2025
Xi Jinping has declared unification inevitable—by force if necessary.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Medford Police Department At 6:43 a.m., Medford, Oregon, police officers are dispatched to Aaron Friar's home for a welfare check and a missing persons case is declared.
—Megan Kelly Brown, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 18 Apr. 2025
To the surprise of nobody, Obiang declared his son, Teodoro Nguema Obiang Mangue, the new vice-president in 2016.
—The Editors, JSTOR Daily, 18 Apr. 2025
Xi Jinping has declared unification inevitable—by force if necessary.
—Nicholas Creel, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Apr. 2025
Medford Police Department At 6:43 a.m., Medford, Oregon, police officers are dispatched to Aaron Friar's home for a welfare check and a missing persons case is declared.
—Megan Kelly Brown, CBS News, 18 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for declare
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One of North Crowley’s best defenders announced his next step.—
Charles Baggarly,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
19 Apr. 2025
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This month, the United Nations World Food Program announced that the Trump administration was terminating emergency food assistance for 14 fragile countries around the world.—
Declan Walsh,
New York Times,
19 Apr. 2025
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Sheinbaum remained vague on details, but insisted that her administration would seek to work with Trump.—
Stephania Taladrid,
New Yorker,
21 Apr. 2025
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All of which leaves Francis, the spiritual leader of more than a billion Catholics, insisting on a welcoming and internationalist worldview that has gone out of style.—
Jason Horowitz,
Vogue,
21 Apr. 2025
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Plaintiffs’ counsel offered a brief rationale in their motion to approve the deal, asserting that the CFP is an affiliated entity of the defendants, which include the NCAA and the quintet of athletic conferences formerly known as the Power Five.—
Daniel Libit,
Sportico.com,
11 Apr. 2025
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Lütke asserts that failing to adopt AI now will lead to stagnation and decline, emphasizing that employees must keep climbing — or risk sliding backward.—
Douglas B. Laney,
Forbes.com,
9 Apr. 2025
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In September 2023, another investigation with Webb – an advanced telescope launched in 2021 outfitted with powerful infrared instruments – revealed something more: traces of carbon-bearing molecules in K2-18b's atmosphere, including methane and carbon dioxide.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
19 Apr. 2025
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Excerpts of Michel’s interviews with McVeigh reveal a man who is still bitter from enduring bullying as a young child.—
Olivia B. Waxman,
Time,
18 Apr. 2025
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There are a couple of reasons why proclaiming the Good News from the Department of State’s website isn’t such good news.—
Chloe Breyer,
New York Daily News,
21 Apr. 2025
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In the ’80s, de-graffiti-fying and air conditioning the subways proclaimed to the world that New York was purring again.—
Justin Davidson,
Curbed,
18 Apr. 2025
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Müller’s central argument has been that populism should primarily be defined as a movement in which a leader claims to represent a silenced or forgotten—and almost always exclusionary—majority.—
Isaac Chotiner,
New Yorker,
10 Apr. 2025
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The growth trajectory represents a 2.8% compound annual growth rate (CAGR) from 2025, with online video claiming the lion’s share at $9.4 billion.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
10 Apr. 2025
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During the campaign, Trump professed ignorance of Project 2025.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2025
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Merrill signed anyway, professing his love for San Diego, his teammates, manager Mike Shildt and president of baseball operations A.J. Preller.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
3 Apr. 2025
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Police allege Balmer broke into the southern wing of the residence, entering a room often used to entertain crowds and display art, and set a fire using a homemade incendiary device.—
Marc Levy,
Chicago Tribune,
14 Apr. 2025
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All were displayed in an austere room designed for examining art works—an oddly formal space for an encounter with one’s past.—
Bruce Handy,
New Yorker,
14 Apr. 2025
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“Declare.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declare. Accessed 24 Apr. 2025.
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