1
as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
the company trumpeted the launch of the new phone that had none of the bugs the old one was known for
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as in to advertise
to praise or publicize lavishly and often excessively
critics trumpeted the band's latest album as the best of the decade
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as in honk
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Recent Examples of trumpet
Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, after the tech CEOs trumpeted their investment, Trump adviser Elon Musk criticized the announcement.
—Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
Questlove cites Prince and the Revolution as a direct descendant of Stone’s integration-now, segregation-never lineup, which even featured a female trumpet player (his sometime partner Cynthia Robinson).
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
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Verb
This is my favorite of the Central Valley’s avian attractions, magnificent birds with a nearly 4-foot height and 6-foot wingspan that fly overhead in majestic, trumpeting flocks and gather in the wetland preserve and adjacent fields.
—Jack Gedney, The Mercury News, 27 Jan. 2025
On Tuesday, after the tech CEOs trumpeted their investment, Trump adviser Elon Musk criticized the announcement.
—Deepa Shivaram, NPR, 24 Jan. 2025
Noun
His background included military service and gigs as a professional trumpet player.
—Dewayne Bevil, Orlando Sentinel, 25 Jan. 2025
Questlove cites Prince and the Revolution as a direct descendant of Stone’s integration-now, segregation-never lineup, which even featured a female trumpet player (his sometime partner Cynthia Robinson).
—Damon Wise, Deadline, 24 Jan. 2025
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Verb
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The school announced that Faulkner, along with other donors, gave gifts to the Camden Scholars Program.—
Lucas Frau,
USA TODAY,
18 Feb. 2025
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Since Trump has taken office, Musk announced that USAID would shut down.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
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According to Variety, the website had been advertising its typical selection of merchandise and athleisure wear on Sunday, but all of those items were removed and replaced with the swastika shirt shortly after the ad aired.—
Jessica Schladebeck,
New York Daily News,
11 Feb. 2025
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Research suggests that about 50% of products advertised to Black women contain these types of chemicals, compared with about 7% that are advertised to White women, according to the Harvard T.H. Chan School of Public Health.—
Jacqueline Howard,
CNN,
11 Feb. 2025
Noun
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The geese honk, the chickens squawk and the turkeys strut haughtily, unaware that Thanksgiving is nigh.—
Baltimore Sun staff,
Baltimore Sun,
8 Nov. 2024
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Into the nighttime, into the rain, their honks croaked and croaked.—
Emiliano Tahui Gómez,
Austin American-Statesman,
5 Jan. 2024
Verb
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In 2024, the ADL published a report detailing an increase in jihadist terrorist incidents nationwide, including several plots to cause mass casualties.—
Will Carless,
USA TODAY,
22 Feb. 2025
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Bowden’s rankings published Oct. 24, prior to contract option decisions.—
Tim Britton,
The Athletic,
21 Feb. 2025
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The accompanying imagery was shot by long-time Beyoncé collaborator and acclaimed photographer Mason Poole.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
24 Feb. 2025
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The move was widely viewed as an attempt to place attention on himself while capitalizing on Kendrick’s big moment, further fueling speculation that West has become jealous of the fanfare and acclaim the Compton rapper has received over the past year.—
Preezy Brown,
VIBE.com,
10 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Since the end of the cold war, the U.S. has proclaimed its missile defenses were not meant to block an incoming attack from China or Russia, just loose North Korean ones.—
Dan Vergano,
Scientific American,
19 Feb. 2025
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Both actively and publicly proclaimed their imperialist or ethnocentric views.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Feb. 2025
Verb
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This is a design choice that promotes an inclusive and dynamic dining environment.—
WWD,
WWD,
18 Feb. 2025
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This is the second edition of this competition, with the first running from 2019-23 between seven teams, with Scotland winning while Papua New Guinea was relegated and Canada was promoted.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
18 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Even her bark is indecisive, like a steam whistle that vacillates between two unpleasant notes.—
Frank C. Hibben,
Outdoor Life,
27 Feb. 2025
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Dog barks, truck goes past, donkey brays from out in yard, presumably tied to tree.—
George Saunders,
The Atlantic,
14 Feb. 2025
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“Trumpet.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/trumpet. Accessed 3 Mar. 2025.
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