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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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The breakaway tour is set to announce on Thursday a "new strategic plan" to find new financial investors.

From BBC • Apr. 30, 2026

“He might announce something having to do with that. Did he announce it yet?”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 29, 2026

Rasgon still expects Qualcomm to announce a data-center product at its June analyst day.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 29, 2026

Of course, the majority does not announce today’s holding that way.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 29, 2026

He glances at me and I see he is afraid to tell me, afraid I will announce it and give the other men a chance to ridicule him.

From "Blood on the River" by Elisa Carbone

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