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[ verb ] make known; make an announcement
Synonyms Examples "She denoted his feelings clearly" Used in print (Sports Age, 24:9...)In 1959 SAAMI 's shooting development program announced a new activity designed to expose thousands of teen-age boys and girls to the healthy fun enjoyed through the participation in the shooting sports . (James Boylan, "Mutinity"...)A group of sailors announced to Hudson that they would sail no farther . (David Boroff, "Jewish Teen-Age Culture"...)`` Witt_House happily announces the engagement of Fran_Horowitz to Erwin_Schwartz of Fife_House '' . (Dan McLachlan, Jr., "Communication Networks and...)The dweller at p is last to hear about a new cure , the slowest to announce to his neighbors his urgent distresses , the one who goes the farthest to trade , and the one with the greatest difficulty of all in putting_over an idea or getting people to join him in a cooperative effort . (William C. Smith, "Why Fear Ideas?"...)The Leopard 's_Spots came from the pen of Thomas_Dixon in 1902 , and in_this he announced an `` unchangeable '' law . |
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[ verb ] announce officially
Synonyms Examples "The President declared war" Used in print (87th Congress, 1st Session. Congressional Record....)Once the full extent of_this Russian military penetration of Cuba was clear , President_Kennedy announced we would take whatever action was appropriate to prevent this , even if we had to go it alone . The Navy , on April 25 , announced it is bringing_back the carrier Shangri-La from the Mediterranean , increasing to four the number of attack_carriers in the vicinity of Cuba . (U.S. Reports. Volume 366. Cases Adjudged in the...)On May 9 , 1958 , the Commissioner announced his rulings . Related terms state promulgate nolle_prosequi announcement announcer announcer |
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[ verb ] foreshadow or presage
Synonyms Used in print (Chicago Daily Tribune...)Before you let_loose a howl saying we announced its coming , not once but several times , indeed we did . (Howard Nemerov, "Themes and Methods: The Early...)The first sentence , with its platitudinous irony , announces an emblematic intent : `` The way to the churchyard ran_along beside the highroad , ran beside it all_the_way to the end ; that_is_to_say , to the churchyard '' . |
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