annunciation

noun

Definition of annunciationnext
as in proclamation

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Recent Examples of annunciation Last season’s Big Ten championship was an annunciation for UCLA, the program’s entrance into the nation’s elite with its first conference title in nearly two decades. — Grace Raynor, New York Times, 9 Mar. 2026 Djo skates between falsetto and mellow, talky vocals with moments of funky, emphatic annunciation. — airmail.news, 5 July 2025 One is his first memory of lying in a cradle and a falcon flying in and striking his mouth with its tail, like an annunciation. — San Diego Union-Tribune, 13 Jan. 2023 Open seams in the ceiling allow sunlight to enter in ghostly lines—some defining an alternative volume within the space, others fanning out like an annunciation. — Dana Goodyear, The New Yorker, 5 Oct. 2020 These will cover the birth and annunciation of Jesus and the journey and adoration of the Magi. — Zachary Lewis, cleveland, 4 Dec. 2019
Recent Examples of Synonyms for annunciation
  1. proclamation
  2. declaration
  3. pronouncement
  4. promulgation
  5. utterance
  6. signification
  7. fiat
  8. edict
Noun
  • Under the proclamation, nationals of 39 countries cannot enter the United States, to varying degrees, on immigrant or temporary visas.
    — Stuart Anderson, Forbes.com, 17 Aug. 2026
  • Kentucky's law requires the governor to issue a proclamation calling the election; however, legal experts told CNBC the statute does not set a firm deadline for when that proclamation must be issued.
    — Fernando Cervantes Jr, USA Today, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of proclamation
Noun
  • Lake County is one of 22 counties in Indiana to issue an emergency declaration, which will help bring in additional state resources.
    — Laura Bannon, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
  • Officials said the county has exceeded the roughly $822,000 damage threshold needed for a county disaster declaration.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of declaration
Noun
  • But the bold pronouncements that will accompany Jaissle’s appointment — and perhaps some long overdue stadium update sooner rather than later — will be met with a measure of caution on Tyneside.
    — Oliver Kay, New York Times, 1 Aug. 2026
  • The dissonance is reflected in the gap between the confident pronouncements of Chinese leaders — aimed at an international audience — and their domestic anxieties.
    — Andy Browne, semafor.com, 21 July 2026
Definition of pronouncement
Noun
  • From at least this point on—if not earlier, given the promulgation of the Golden Bull—the Holy Roman Empire was an explicitly German state divorced from its historical connection to the papacy.
    — Britannica Editors, Encyclopedia Britannica, 24 July 2026
Definition of promulgation
Noun
  • Iranian state media dutifully report the movements and utterances of most senior officials.
    — Tim Lister, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
  • One of the most enduring presidential utterances of the 20th century was also a bald-faced lie.
    — Tracy Grant, Encyclopedia Britannica, 26 June 2026
Definition of utterance
Noun
  • According to Baudrillard, consumption is institutionalized as a signification as well as a social differentiation process.
    — Ayse Binay Kurultay, Encyclopedia Britannica, 11 May 2026
  • Both artists draw from their Renaissance references to take up the significations of light, mass, and scale.
    — Horace D. Ballard, Artforum, 22 Apr. 2026
Definition of signification
Noun
  • While stablecoins promise faster, cheaper cross-border payments, the real challenge lies in navigating complex licensing requirements and integrating with traditional fiat systems.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 23 June 2026
  • Baldwin’s position was that the centrality of slavery and racial subjugation in American history could not simply be reversed by legislative fiat.
    — Hua Hsu, New Yorker, 22 June 2026
Definition of fiat
Noun
  • The president’s orders and edicts have no basis in reality, are nonsensical and are making our nation significantly less safe.
    — Voice of the People, New York Daily News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Imagine if an edict came down from above tomorrow that says college athletes must be treated as full-time W-2 employees.
    — Stewart Mandel, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of edict

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