declaring

verb

present participle of declare
1
as in announcing
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 insisting
to state as a fact usually forcefully she would declare her innocence to the whole world if she could

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3
as in asserting
to state clearly and strongly our guest enthusiastically declared that the pie was the best he had ever eaten

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4
as in displaying
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 declaring Path two runs through Congress, where Senators Schiff and Curtis have a bill declaring the quiet part, the Prediction Markets Are Gambling Act, and the AGA is lobbying for exactly that. — Zennon Kapron, Forbes.com, 5 Aug. 2026 Rokita said in a statement that nothing in Indiana’s emergency powers statutes prevent the governor from declaring separate emergencies based on different factors. — Alexandra Kukulka, Chicago Tribune, 5 Aug. 2026 Krinsky’s concern broadly echoes Michael Burry’s warning Tuesday, although the BTIG charts analyst stops short of declaring a major top and focuses instead on the risk that the latest momentum rebound fails. — Deena Zaidi, CNBC, 5 Aug. 2026 Last August, the International Association of Genocide Scholars passed a resolution declaring that Israel’s actions met the legal definition of genocide. — Arielle Kaden, New York Daily News, 3 Aug. 2026 Online, millennials are declaring open revolt against their aging boomer parents. — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 31 July 2026 Montse declaring herself the daughter of God, and that the words her daughters sing are dictated to her by God and part of her mission to save humanity via music. — John Hopewell, Variety, 30 July 2026 The Tates’ triumphant return to Miami functioned as something of a litmus test for conservative personalities, with some declaring that their brand of masculinity had no place in the party. — Dan Adler, Vanity Fair, 29 July 2026 The Houthis opened a new front against Saudi Arabia by declaring a naval blockade of the kingdom, threatening the flow of global oil supplies and trade. — Munir Ahmed, Los Angeles Times, 22 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declaring
  1. announcing
  2. insisting
  3. asserting
  4. displaying
  5. proclaiming
  6. claiming
  7. professing
  8. revealing
Verb
  • Ahead of the 2026 football season, AJC Varsity is announcing our preseason all-state teams.
    — Todd Holcomb, AJC.com, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Hugh Jackman and Deborra-Lee Furness were married for 27 years before announcing their separation in September 2023 and finalizing their divorce in June 2025.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 31 July 2026
Definition of announcing
Verb
  • But by insisting to stay in office for the remainder of his term, Edwards could extend the scrutiny over his behavior.
    — Dave Goldiner, New York Daily News, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Sources say Newcastle are now privately insisting the 21-year-old will not leave.
    — Chris Weatherspoon, New York Times, 5 Aug. 2026
Definition of insisting
Verb
  • There’s another comparison between Homer and the Bible that demonstrates parallels between Jesus and Odysseus while asserting Jesus’ superiority,MacDonald says.
    — John Blake, CNN Money, 2 Aug. 2026
  • Anthropic’s guardrail was a sentence in a prompt asserting the internet was not there.
    — Sandy Carter, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of asserting
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  • The company has also launched a small Crate for storing a growing collection and a 2x2 Frame for displaying favorite releases.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 6 Aug. 2026
  • Companies can improve content for readers and retrieval systems by defining unfamiliar terms, answering specific questions directly, identifying authors, displaying publication and update dates and citing primary sources.
    — Kaitlyn Gomez, USA Today, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of displaying
Verb
  • Her son Spencer, 5, could be heard proclaiming his hunger in the back of the video and is seen grabbing a few slices of Parmesan cheese prepped for the salad.
    — Chiara Kim, PEOPLE, 31 July 2026
  • Carlson, who had just released a documentary called The End of Men, devoted hours of airtime to proclaiming Tate’s innocence; so did the right-wing podcaster Candace Owens.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 23 July 2026
Definition of proclaiming
Verb
  • For the first time in history, country songs are claiming all five of the top five slots on the Hot 100.
    — Chris Willman, Variety, 3 Aug. 2026
  • The Slovenian rider’s UAE Team Emirates-XRG team announced its lineup for the three-week race on Monday, confirming Pogačar will take part after claiming a record-equaling fifth Tour de France crown last month.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of claiming
Verb
  • The finale ended with Malcolm finally professing his feelings for Lori.
    — Nellie Andreeva, Deadline, 7 July 2026
  • In recent campaign communications, all three Democrats running to become the next governor of Kansas have cited internal data professing themselves to be leading their primary competition.
    — Matthew Kelly Updated June 26, Kansas City Star, 26 June 2026
Definition of professing
Verb
  • In the 21st century, the performance record has been revealing.
    — Steve Denning, Forbes.com, 3 Aug. 2026
  • VelJohnson opened up to the host about the show’s lingering impact on viewers, revealing the line that’s most quoted back to him of the entire nine-season run.
    — Angela Andaloro, PEOPLE, 3 Aug. 2026
Definition of revealing

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