as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly a politician is wise to annunciate past minor transgressions before the media make something major of them
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Recent Examples of annunciate Visiting a place again and again, year after year, annunciates the slow progress of human growth. —
Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2017
Nathan Heller, The New Yorker, 15 Jan. 2017
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The group announced the new mutual aid market on social media, citing community concerns over rising costs as the motivation behind the move.— Christa Swanson, CBS News, 12 Apr. 2026
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The project is a longstanding proposal that Beijing has previously announced.— ABC News, ABC News, 12 Apr. 2026
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Last month, state-run newspaper Economic Daily published a commentary calling for an end to the food delivery price wars.— John Liu, CNN Money, 22 Apr. 2026
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Associated Press text, photo, graphic, audio and/or video material shall not be published, broadcast, rewritten for broadcast or publication or redistributed directly or indirectly in any medium.— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 22 Apr. 2026
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Second-year guard Saniya Rivers, who proclaimed herself head coach Rachid Meziane‘s favorite, even convinced the French head coach to perform the viral scuba dance with her.— Emily Adams, Hartford Courant, 19 Apr. 2026
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In a ceremony at Victory Ford in Kansas City, Kansas, less than two miles from the speedway, Thursday was proclaimed Dystany Spurlock Day in Kansas City by KCMO Mayor Quinton Lucas and the Kansas House of Representatives.— PJ Green April 17, Kansas City Star, 17 Apr. 2026
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In the mid-seventies, Vince drove McMahon, who was pregnant with Stephanie, to a courthouse to declare bankruptcy.— Zach Helfand, New Yorker, 20 Apr. 2026
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On Friday, Iran declared the Strait of Hormuz fully open to commercial traffic, sending crude prices tumbling more than 10%.— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 20 Apr. 2026
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Unlike berries or stone fruit, melon doesn’t advertise its ripeness as clearly.— Sheela Prakash, Bon Appetit Magazine, 22 Apr. 2026
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The Miami Dolphins have advertised themselves as an equal opportunity team, a meritocracy, so to speak.— Chris Perkins, Sun Sentinel, 21 Apr. 2026
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