announcements

noun

plural of announcement
as in advertisements
a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest an announcement was in today's paper regarding the merger of the two banks

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Recent Examples of announcements Upon the Lincoln’s arrival in the morning, service members could be seen working aboard the deck as loudspeakers played announcements about the process for disembarkation. — Mosheh Gains, NBC news, 2 Sep. 2026 That's the unbelievable streak that shocked grandparents in Folsom, California, where a trio of twin pregnancy announcements drew a reaction that went viral. — Kelsey Monstrola, USA Today, 1 Sep. 2026 Last year there were four separate announcements in the space of a month with OpenAI connected to them. — Jack Holmes, Vanity Fair, 1 Sep. 2026 PowerPlay Entertainment Center has shuttered its last location at 509 NW Barry Road, according to announcements on social media. — Kansas City Star, 31 Aug. 2026 As his role expanded, Ternus became a more visible presenter at Apple product events, particularly around Mac hardware, Apple silicon, and iPad announcements. — Sebastian Herrera, Fortune, 31 Aug. 2026 Fall film festival season kicks off this week with the openings of both Venice and Telluride, but the lineup announcements are still pouring in. — Kate Erbland, IndieWire, 31 Aug. 2026 The investigation announcements, both identified as attorney advertising, do not establish that either company violated the law. — Alexandra Harrell, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026 For years, America's been in the chokehold of unnecessarily oversized pickup trucks, but recent announcements of new vehicles show that common sense – and more reasonably proportioned utes – may soon prevail. — Abhimanyu Ghoshal, New Atlas, 26 Aug. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for announcements
  1. advertisements
  2. ads
  3. releases
  4. bulletins
  5. postings
Noun
  • California Senate Bill 646 mandates that specific levels of arsenic, cadmium, lead and mercury must be published openly on each brand’s website while packages and advertisements must clearly state how heavy metal testing is done.
    — Sandee LaMotte, CNN Money, 28 Aug. 2026
  • There have been many advertisements over the years with men tackling or shoving women.
    — Jon Root OutKick, FOXNews.com, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of advertisements
Noun
  • Griffin ads AbbVie as second pharma bet Eli Lilly wasn’t Griffin’s only major pharmaceutical move.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 28 Aug. 2026
  • Why do TikTok livestream sellers feel more trustworthy than ads?
    — Ryan Brennan, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of ads
Noun
  • The settlement’s significance depends on what happens after the press releases disappear.
    — Carolina Rossini, The Conversation, 27 Aug. 2026
  • But those American releases have generally not matched Kimi K3’s scale or developer pull.
    — Beatrice Nolan, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of releases
Noun
  • An executive order followed in August 2025, then OCC bulletins in September telling banks to base service decisions on objective risk.
    — Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 7 Aug. 2026
  • Sky will also have to commission a proportion of programmes made outside London, and honour the contract for ITN’s news bulletins for ITV until 2031.
    — Will Barker, TheWeek, 6 July 2026
Definition of bulletins
Noun
  • These kinds of postings tend to reflect more about the person posting than the people the post is about.
    — Abigail Van Buren, Mercury News, 27 Aug. 2026
  • The San Francisco Bay Area still leads in raw AI-specialist numbers and has a higher concentration of AI job postings overall (26%, versus 17% in New York).
    — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of postings

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“Announcements.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/announcements. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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