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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
Daniela Avila, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Famine has been declared in Zamzam camp in North Darfur, where shelling on Tuesday killed seven people, according to Adam Rojal, spokesperson of the Coordinating Committee for Displaced People.
—Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Puerto Rico has already declared an epidemic in late March with over 4,900 cases and at least nine deaths reported.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Soon after, Hungary, East Germany, Romania, and other states declared their independence.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Within a week, officials declared a mistrial, citing evidence that at least one juror had been biased against the defendant.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Unifirst's Board of Directors declared increased quarterly cash dividends, reflecting the company's financial performance and outlook.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Cincinnati Fire Department personnel declared Osborne dead at the scene.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2024
Voter who has not been declared mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction and, due to age, disability, or illness, is not able to appear at the polls on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
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Vasquez fell to his knees as he was declared the winner.
—Daniela Avila, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
Famine has been declared in Zamzam camp in North Darfur, where shelling on Tuesday killed seven people, according to Adam Rojal, spokesperson of the Coordinating Committee for Displaced People.
—Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
Meanwhile, Puerto Rico has already declared an epidemic in late March with over 4,900 cases and at least nine deaths reported.
—Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
Soon after, Hungary, East Germany, Romania, and other states declared their independence.
—Jeffrey Sonnenfeld, TIME, 10 Dec. 2024
Within a week, officials declared a mistrial, citing evidence that at least one juror had been biased against the defendant.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes, 9 Dec. 2024
Unifirst's Board of Directors declared increased quarterly cash dividends, reflecting the company's financial performance and outlook.
—Quartz Bot, Quartz, 14 Nov. 2024
Cincinnati Fire Department personnel declared Osborne dead at the scene.
—Quinlan Bentley, The Enquirer, 21 Oct. 2024
Voter who has not been declared mentally disabled by a court of competent jurisdiction and, due to age, disability, or illness, is not able to appear at the polls on election day and during the days of no-excuse in-person absentee voting.
—Marina Johnson, The Courier-Journal, 21 Oct. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declared
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Experts also question Kennedy's ability to counter powerful Washington lobbies -- one of his stated main goals -- in a Trump administration focused on working with big business on deregulating industries.Cheyenne Haslett, ABC News, 27 Nov. 2024
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As a result of the program, the Army surpassed its stated goal of 55,000 accessions by 300.Mike Brest, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 27 Sep. 2024
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Fox and Kelly's reportedly split occurred just weeks after the Transformers star announced her pregnancy via instagram on November 11.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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The Douglas County Sheriff’s Office also announced the successful rescue mission on Facebook.Charna Flam, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to a study by Accenture, 62% of those surveyed insisted that brands speak out on important (social, cultural, environmental and political) matters.Jon Michail, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
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According to Ed Norton, Bob Dylan insisted that James Mangold include a wildly inaccurate scene in A Complete Unknown.Andy Greene, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Subsequently, media reports asserted the argument was about Tavares refusing to back the industry push to renegotiate the EU CO rules which insist 80% of new sedan and SUV sales are EVs by 2030, and 100% by 2035.Neil Winton, Forbes, 7 Dec. 2024
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Putin firmly asserted that Bitcoin and digital assets are unstoppable and would continue to evolve.Vinamrata Chaturvedi, Quartz, 4 Dec. 2024
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No cause of death was revealed.Lester Fabian Brathwaite, EW.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Casting will be revealed at a date closer to filming next year.Max Goldbart, Deadline, 11 Dec. 2024
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Hezbollah’s military capabilities dwarf those of Hamas, which Israel has been battling for the past six months with the avowed goal of dismantling the movement.Shira Rubin, Washington Post, 18 Apr. 2024
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An avowed white supremacist writing about Indigenous peoples is unlikely to fly these days.John Warner, Chicago Tribune, 9 July 2022
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Variety was one of many press outlets around the world that published some of the information that emerged from emails and other materials unearthed by the hack.Andrew Wallenstein, Variety, 11 Dec. 2024
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Trust Exercise, by Susan Choi Readers who came to Choi’s novel Trust Exercise in 2019, when it was first published, had the enviable experience of encountering its narrative acrobatics with no preparation.Tajja Isen, The Atlantic, 11 Dec. 2024
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The plot is alleged to have included plans to kill Vice President Geraldo Alckmin, and Supreme Court Justice Alexandre de Moraes, according to police statements.Joseph Epstein, Newsweek, 11 Dec. 2024
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In a civil suit filed in a New York federal court on Sunday night, the anonymous plaintiff alleged that she was raped at an afterparty following the MTV Video Music Awards in New York City on September 7, 2000.Ryan Smith, Newsweek, 10 Dec. 2024
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“Declared.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declared. Accessed 22 Dec. 2024.
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