as in to announce
to make known openly or publicly
loudly proclaimed her innocence, to widespread disbelief
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Recent Examples of proclaim
Additionally, all 2025 mayoral candidates, former police commissioners, district attorneys, and public officials must proclaim that NYC should not obey the egregious orders.
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Arnold Kriss, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
Notably, an anonymous poll of his NBA peers by Sam Amick and Josh Robbins of The Athletic proclaimed the 6-foot-5 Iowa State product to be the league's most overrated player.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
One day, her older brother John, a World War I veteran, came into the barbershop and proclaimed that Black women would never be able to fly airplanes.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
At least one high-level Israeli official, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, has openly proclaimed that the purpose of this policy is to inflict so much suffering that Palestinians are effectively forced to make the latter choice — a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 12 May 2025
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Arnold Kriss, New York Daily News, 15 May 2025
Notably, an anonymous poll of his NBA peers by Sam Amick and Josh Robbins of The Athletic proclaimed the 6-foot-5 Iowa State product to be the league's most overrated player.
—Alex Kirschenbaum, MSNBC Newsweek, 15 May 2025
One day, her older brother John, a World War I veteran, came into the barbershop and proclaimed that Black women would never be able to fly airplanes.
—Victor Luckerson, Smithsonian Magazine, 13 May 2025
At least one high-level Israeli official, Finance Minister Bezalel Smotrich, has openly proclaimed that the purpose of this policy is to inflict so much suffering that Palestinians are effectively forced to make the latter choice — a textbook example of ethnic cleansing.
—Zack Beauchamp, Vox, 12 May 2025
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The impending launch, which SpaceX officially announced on Friday, May 23 a day after getting key regulatory approval, could be visible halfway around the world as the 400-foot vehicle soars on a suborbital trajectory.—
Eric Lagatta,
USA Today,
25 May 2025
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Courtesy of Coros; OnePlus; Taylor Guitars This week, Fujifilm announced a new digital half-frame compact camera called the X Half.—
Julian Chokkattu,
Wired News,
24 May 2025
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Trump could even simply include iPhones under the trade deficit emergency that already formed the basis for tariffs declared earlier, Meyer said.—
Jody Godoy,
USA Today,
24 May 2025
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Korda has declared that, because his nine sons are, frankly, nincompoops and rapscallions, Liesl will be the sole heir to his fortune.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
24 May 2025
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This is how Bob Iger ended up with The Ride of a Lifetime and Mark Burnett published Jump In!—
Gary Baum,
HollywoodReporter,
28 May 2025
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Carter also published a post detailing the brand’s marketing strategy, attracting marketers and industry professionals alongside Set fans.—
Karin Eldor,
Forbes.com,
28 May 2025
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“Proclaim.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/proclaim. Accessed 4 Jun. 2025.
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