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adjective

1
as in stated

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as in proclaimed

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declared

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verb

past tense of declare
1
as in announced
to make known openly or publicly she chose to declare her presidential aspirations at her college alma mater

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2
as in insisted
to state as a fact usually forcefully she would declare her innocence to the whole world if she could

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as in asserted
to state clearly and strongly our guest enthusiastically declared that the pie was the best he had ever eaten

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as in revealed
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs though she was silent, her expression declared her unwillingness to go along with the others

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Recent Examples of declared
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Craig Harris reported at 12News that the level of fraud and unallowable purchases was not the 1% declared by voucher supporters like state Schools Chief Tom Horne, but closer to 20%. — Peter Greene, Forbes.com, 22 July 2026 Construction on the facility began in 2020; at the time, Iran declared the facility to the UN’s International Atomic Energy Agency as a future facility to assemble the centrifuges that make nuclear fuel. — Arpita Dasika, CNN Money, 22 July 2026 Never short of ambition, following promotion Keegan declared that Newcastle were coming for Manchester United’s title. — James Pearce, New York Times, 22 July 2026 On Monday night, Houthi militants declared a maritime embargo against Saudi Arabia effective immediately, threatening to exacerbate the oil supply disruption triggered by Iran’s attacks on tankers in the Strait of Hormuz. — Kai Nicol-Schwarz,lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 21 July 2026 Torrential rains and strong winds continued to lash the usually arid northern regions of Atacama and Coquimbo, where the government of President José Antonio Kast declared a state of emergency on Monday. — ABC News, 21 July 2026 Families said they had been told jurors had reached a hung jury before arriving at the courthouse and learning that Bowman had declared a mistrial. — Reeti Malhotra, Sacbee.com, 21 July 2026 Miami-Dade Fire Rescue declared Valderrama Murillo dead at the scene. — Grethel Aguila, Miami Herald, 14 July 2026 Brittin — who declared his love for Doctor Who before joining the BBC earlier this year — said the exit of showrunner Russell T Davies, producer Bad Wolf, and co-producer Disney+ was an opportunity for creative renewal. — Jake Kanter, Deadline, 14 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declared
  1. stated
  2. proclaimed
  3. announced
  4. insisted
  5. asserted
  6. revealed
  7. specified
  8. publicized
Adjective
  • And whatever the stated reason, the people who survive keep turning out to be the fluent ones.
    — Mark Murphy, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
  • The foundation’s website is sparse, featuring a short mission statement, three stated goals, a donation button, and Pratt’s name.
    — Barnini Chakraborty, The Washington Examiner, 8 July 2026
Definition of stated
Adjective
  • Its proclaimed intention was not merely to change the ways of art and literature but to transform life itself.
    — Susan Rubin Suleiman, The New York Review of Books, 4 July 2026
  • Right now, the Softies Marshmallow 2-Piece Lounge Set, one of her proclaimed favorites, is on sale thanks to an on-page coupon.
    — Toni Sutton, PEOPLE, 28 Jan. 2026
Definition of proclaimed
Verb
  • Given the extent of the disruption to oil exports from the Middle East since the start of hostilities between Washington and Tehran, most of the hikes announced by OPEC+ since March have had a negligible impact on the physical crude market.
    — Gaurav Sharma, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The project was announced less than 36 hours before the meeting.
    — Adam Van Brimmer, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of announced
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  • Iran has insisted on a role in managing traffic through the strait.
    — Sophie Tanno, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • The team—Paul Gompers, George Hu, Will Levinson and Sachin Srivastava—set out to test something Wall Street recruiters have long insisted anecdotally, namely that being a college athlete is a hiring edge.
    — Mia Osmonbekov, Fortune, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of insisted
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  • In addition, Fed Chair Kevin Warsh has repeatedly asserted that inflation needs to be lower to hit the FOMC’s targets, perhaps implying a need for higher interest rates to achieve that.
    — Simon Moore, Forbes.com, 30 July 2026
  • Fauci has asserted that the scientific evidence points to a spillover — whereby the virus would have found its way from an animal into its first human host, and then spread at that point from human to human.
    — Ari Daniel, NPR, 27 July 2026
Definition of asserted
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  • Recent reports revealed that Collins’ son-in-law’s social media accounts contained white nationalist content, Nazi imagery and conspiracy theories.
    — AJ Willingham, AJC.com, 31 July 2026
  • The announcement comes just days after rival OpenAI first revealed that its models improperly accessed the internet and went rogue during security testing.
    — CBS News, CBS News, 31 July 2026
Definition of revealed
Adjective
  • The options will still need to be exercised within a specified period.
    — Bruce Brumberg, Forbes.com, 29 July 2026
  • Both lawsuits argue that the government didn’t adequately establish its case against each specific economy or spell how the tariffs will eliminate the specified practice they are being levied for, as required by Section 301.
    — Mae Anderson, Fortune, 27 July 2026
Definition of specified
Adjective
  • These are two of the more publicized stories of his generosity and attachment to Louisville, but 2X says the support Miller has offered the city goes well beyond the Robertson and Tyus families.
    — Maggie Menderski, The Courier-Journal, 29 Aug. 2025
  • The board of directors then pushed Haney out as CEO amid highly publicized quarreling.
    — Molly Liebergall, Fortune, 5 Aug. 2025
Definition of publicized

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