ANNUNCIATE Synonyms: 65 Similar and Opposite Words

annunciate

verb

ə-ˈnən(t)-sē-ˌāt

Definition of annunciate

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

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Secretary of State Marco Rubio announced the sanctions Friday, after the Nobel Peace Prize was awarded to South African jurist Navi Pillay, a former judge at the ICC and other international courts.

— MATTHEW LEE, Arkansas Online, 10 Oct. 2026
The Dream this month announced that the team has struck a multiyear contract to host all home games at Atlanta’s State Farm Arena, beginning next season.

— Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 10 Oct. 2026

Definition of announce

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Their findings, published in Nature Physics, also revealed a sharp transition between chaotic and controlled quantum behavior.

— Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 9 Oct. 2026
The Middle East Monitor, which brands itself as supportive of the Palestinian cause, had published at least 21 stories under bylines OpenAI said were fake including Hoskins, Michael Harrison, Jenny Williams and Alice Johnson.

— Miriam Waldvogel, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026

Definition of publish

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Jamal convened a press conference proclaiming to be able to communicate by phone with Somali pirates who were holding a Nigerian ship hostage.

— Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
President Abraham Lincoln proclaimed a national Thanksgiving holiday.

— The Learning Network, New York Times, 3 Oct. 2026

Definition of proclaim

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Attempting to de-escalate the scare, Rospotrebnadzor declared the regional sanitary situation stable after secondary testing showed no traces of dangerous pathogens linked to Shipilova’s research.

— Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 5 Oct. 2026
Judge Sullivan declares a mistrial due to the deadlocked jury, ending the trial without a clear resolution.

— Eric Levenson, CNN Money, 4 Oct. 2026

Definition of declare

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Every employee has access to an internal job posting platform and new roles are advertised across internal communication channels.

— Ted Kitterman, Fortune, 8 Oct. 2026
So, the question was to find out why people had developed such a relationship with this music, which had not been advertised or marketed for 16 years.

— Damon Wise, Deadline, 8 Oct. 2026

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