Thesaurus results for PROCLAMATION

proclamation

noun

Definition of proclamation

as in declaration

a statement made publically The government issued a proclamation granting all workers the right to parental leave.

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Recent Examples of proclamation The reality is far more complicated than Trump’s proclamation of control, experts say – with ships fearing for their safety amid attacks on vessels in the strait, and the ever-looming threat of US-Iran strikes resuming. — Jessie Yeung, CNN Money, 13 Aug. 2026 This is in line with our earlier research that showed proclamations of AI investment don’t consistently boost a company’s share price. — Mark Ma, The Conversation, 12 Aug. 2026 At the bell ringing, Cupertino Mayor Kitty Moore presented a proclamation to Alysa Sakkas, president of the sister cities group. — Anne Gelhaus, Mercury News, 11 Aug. 2026 In Ohio, DeWine signed a proclamation declaring an emergency in Perry and Muskingum counties, which are east and southeast of Columbus, because of flooding. — Selina Guevara, NBC news, 11 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for proclamation

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Noun

Indiana's approval for a major disaster declaration came through earlier this week.

— Lauren Victory, CBS News, 28 Aug. 2026
Senate task force staff have a list of roughly 100 possible threats, including the prospect of a national election emergency declaration from the White House and the presence of federal troops and law enforcement at polling locations.

— Eric McDaniel, NPR, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of declaration

Noun

Iran is determined to smother any internal unrest Rezaei’s appointment came in a recent set of decrees by the supreme leader, Ayatollah Mojtaba Khamenei, that formally set Iran’s new senior leadership, including top military posts.

— Lee Keath, Fortune, 29 Aug. 2026
The decree renames one of the four Great Lakes, while providing a legal and philosophical justification for the act.

— Brady Knox, The Washington Examiner, 27 Aug. 2026

Definition of decree

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In a statement to PEOPLE, a Fort Collins Police spokesperson confirmed that six individuals were transported by ambulance to area hospitals, including the driver, who was described only as an adult male.

— Angel Saunders, PEOPLE, 1 Sep. 2026
Davis’ defense attorney, Michael Sanft, challenged jurors to identify evidence outside Davis’ own statements that placed him in Las Vegas or inside the Cadillac on the night Shakur was shot.

— Jonathan Landrum Jr, Chicago Tribune, 1 Sep. 2026

Definition of statement

Noun

As they’ve mercifully been decreased from six to four to three over the last 50 years, so have the prime directives.

— Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 25 Aug. 2026
In 2024, Western intelligence officials started gathering evidence that gangs in Scandinavia were subcontracting local teen-agers to carry out Iranian directives.

— Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026

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