annunciates

verb

present tense third-person singular of annunciate
as in announces
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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  1. announces
  2. publishes
  3. declares
  4. proclaims
  5. advertises
Verb
  • Dodgers veteran infielder Miguel Rojas announces his retirement immediately after the team’s season-ending loss to the Milwaukee Brewers in the NLCS.
    — Maddie Lee, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026
  • The award announces that demonizing Jews and the Jewish state can be a spectacularly successful legal career strategy.
    — Anne Bayefsky, New York Daily News, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of announces
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  • Then Irma publishes a manifesto in the campus newspaper under the moniker Witches of Westish.
    — B. D. McClay, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2026
  • When the company selling you the scary future publishes internal research saying the scary future has not shown up, that is a signal worth reading.
    — Stephen Messer, Fortune, 16 Oct. 2026
Definition of publishes
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  • The treaty also declares that space is a global commons that can be used only for peaceful purposes.
    — Stephanie Liechtenstein, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026
  • The treaty also declares that space is a global commons that can be used for only peaceful purposes.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of declares
Verb
  • Robert proclaims his son a prodigy, and John’s childhood is swept away from him.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 13 Oct. 2026
  • When people start accusing Arisa, Victor proclaims that her holding his hands and asking him about being a Traitor was weird.
    — Alice Burton, Vulture, 25 Sep. 2026
Definition of proclaims
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  • DirecTV currently advertises a five-day free trial for its streaming TV plans.
    — Sophie Dunne, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026
  • One profile advertises $29-per-month online courses on how to make money through AI content.
    — Mia Sato, The Verge, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of advertises
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“Annunciates.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/annunciates. Accessed 20 Oct. 2026.

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