Thesaurus results for PRONOUNCEMENT

pronouncement

noun

Definition of pronouncement

as in announcement

formal an official public statement He made some important pronouncements on government policy.

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Recent Examples of pronouncement Miss Clearman seemed to cast some kind of spell with her pronouncement, ordain the certainty of that future August afternoon. — Literary Hub, 2 Oct. 2026 This would not be the first time that pronouncement has been made in Variety. — Chris Willman, Variety, 1 Oct. 2026 Farrar’s post was a tiny script, of sorts, in which a character makes a pronouncement that is then interrupted by an action denoted by asterisks. — David MacK, CNN Money, 1 Oct. 2026 Those have included previous premature pronouncements of agreements between Hamas and Israel that have left would-be donors skeptical. — Matthew Lee, Chicago Tribune, 24 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for pronouncement

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The post came roughly seven hours after Anthropic's Sunday announcement.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 20 Oct. 2026
Leikauf’s announcement came amid a monthslong dispute with his predecessor, former Sheriff John D’Agostini, who accused him of putting his own interests ahead of the community.

— Daniel Lempres, Sacbee.com, 19 Oct. 2026

Definition of announcement

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The complaint seeks a declaration that DeWine’s executive order is unlawful.

— Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 16 Oct. 2026
His restaurant businesses were outside the bankruptcy, but Trejo said in a court declaration that approximately 90 percent of his income for the tax years at issue came from acting.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 15 Oct. 2026

Definition of declaration

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But the posting of the media list signaled, at least on an organizational level, the trip was going ahead.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 17 Oct. 2026
But the posting of the media list signaled that at least on an organizational level, the trip was going ahead.

— Nicole Winfield, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2026

Definition of posting

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Covered in nautical tattoos and given to spiritual proclamations about the ocean’s generosity, Mitt is recognizable as a type.

— Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 14 Oct. 2026
President Joe Biden issued a presidential proclamation in 2021 creating Indigenous Peoples Day, although it hasn’t been made a federal holiday.

— Mackenzie Chase, The Washington Examiner, 12 Oct. 2026

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