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announce

[uh-nouns] / əˈnaʊns /
VERB
make a proclamation
Synonyms
STRONGEST
call declare disclose issue publish release report reveal tell
STRONG
advertise annunciate blast blazon broadcast communicate disseminate divulge drum impart intimate proclaim promulgate propound publicize state trumpet
WEAK
give out make known make public pass the word run off at mouth sound off spread around
Antonyms
STRONGEST
conceal hide hold keep listen suppress
STRONG
keep quiet secret
WEAK
be quiet bottle up keep secret refrain repress withhold
VERB
declare arrival
Synonyms
STRONGEST
indicate predict signal
STRONG
augur forebode forecast foreshow foretell harbinger herald portend presage signify
WEAK
forerun
Antonyms
WEAK
be quiet bottle up conceal hide keep secret refrain repress suppress withhold

Example Sentences

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So much so that the state senator from San Francisco jumped the gun this fall, entering the race to fill the former House speaker’s seat in Congress before she announced her retirement.

From The Wall Street Journal

The Nigerian government announced the release of 130 more students on December 21, with a presidential spokesman saying: "None Left in Captivity".

From Barron's

Syria last month joined the anti-IS coalition and has announced operations against the jihadist group in recent days.

From Barron's

American company CB&I has announced it has entered into a deal to buy the firm's asset solutions business in the first quarter of 2026.

From BBC

Earlier on Thursday, Israel announced the arrest of an Israeli man on suspicion of committing security offences under the direction of Iranian intelligence services.

From Barron's

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.