declaring

verb

present participle of declare
1
as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly she chose to declare her presidential aspirations at her college alma mater

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2
as in insisting
to state as a fact usually forcefully she would declare her innocence to the whole world if she could

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3
as in asserting
to state clearly and strongly our guest enthusiastically declared that the pie was the best he had ever eaten

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4
as in displaying
to make known (something abstract) through outward signs though she was silent, her expression declared her unwillingness to go along with the others

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Recent Examples of declaring Newsom added, in apparent reference to the 25th Amendment, a constitutional provision that establishes procedures for presidential succession and for replacing or declaring a President unable to perform their duties. — Chad De Guzman, Time, 7 Oct. 2026 The data underscore concerns leaders expressed in September 2025 when declaring the city in fiscal distress. — Los Angeles Times, 6 Oct. 2026 Shortly after the meeting, WBD released a statement declaring that the Paramount offer was superior. — Alex Weprin, HollywoodReporter, 6 Oct. 2026 Later, when Charleson died, the newspaper ran the story on the front page, with Ian McKellen declaring that that’s what Charleson and his family had wanted — to stop the pussyfooting around HIV/AIDS. — Baz Bamigboye, Deadline, 5 Oct. 2026 In a blow to the investment migration industry, the European Union's top court ruled Malta's golden passport program unlawful in April 2025, declaring that EU citizenship could not be sold. — Arkansas Online, 3 Oct. 2026 In a statement Wednesday, Lafayette County Metro Narcotics, a department in the sheriff's office, stopped short of declaring that investigators found kratom itself near either student. — Adam Sabes, FOXNews.com, 2 Oct. 2026 Newsom spoke with European Union Climate Commissioner Wopke Hoekstra on Tuesday during New York’s Climate Week, a day after declaring a state of emergency as California braces for one of the strongest storms on record. — Lia Russell, Sacbee.com, 22 Sep. 2026 For many reasons, declaring robots to be persons would be a very bad idea. — Jill Lepore, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for declaring
  1. announcing
  2. insisting
  3. asserting
  4. displaying
  5. proclaiming
  6. claiming
  7. professing
  8. revealing
Verb
  • Blumhouse is diving into another horror video game, announcing an Amanda the Adventurer adaptation.
    — Glenn Garner, Deadline, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The association cited Uthmeier’s involvement in the Hope Florida scandal in its news release announcing the donation to Rodríguez.
    — Liv Caputo, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of announcing
Verb
  • Accoridng to People, the King is insisting that his private funds not be used in Andrew’s legal dispute with the police.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 Oct. 2026
  • They were thoroughly dominated by Chicago in a 23-12 loss on Sunday, a performance that left fans increasingly frustrated and the Jets insisting the franchise's past failures weren't seeping into the locker room.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of insisting
Verb
  • Trump is accustomed to asserting the primacy of force over law and clearly anticipates no punishment for doing so in front of a body dedicated to saving humanity from the scourge of war.
    — Anjali Dayal, Washington Post, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Prosecutors describe the drug trafficking and torture conspiracies as interconnected, asserting that proceeds from corruption and narcotics trafficking helped Maduro and Flores maintain the loyalty of officials who enforced their rule.
    — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of asserting
Verb
  • In both instances, the ad from Never Going Back PAC, a group tied to Trump’s political operation, shows Lizer’s photo on screen while displaying Nez’s name.
    — Dan Merica, Washington Post, 9 Oct. 2026
  • The latest frontier model, with apparent human-level faculties, had gone rogue – displaying dangerous, even devious online behaviors.
    — Michael Serazio, Fortune, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of displaying
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  • Jamal convened a press conference proclaiming to be able to communicate by phone with Somali pirates who were holding a Nigerian ship hostage.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Iran published a 14,390-word letter to Americans this week proclaiming the regime’s victory over the US, suggesting the two sides were no closer to resolving their seven-month war through diplomatic means.
    — Brendan Ruberry, semafor.com, 1 Oct. 2026
Definition of proclaiming
Verb
  • Be careful with unexpected emails or text messages claiming to be connected to the breach.
    — Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 12 Oct. 2026
  • Forty-seven years later, EXPD is still claiming Of Washington in its handle.
    — Josh Brown,Sean Russo, CNBC, 12 Oct. 2026
Definition of claiming
Verb
  • The designer, who was hailed as a visionary in the industry throughout the ‘90s and early ‘00s, sparked outrage in 2011 following multiple antisemitic and racist incidents, including professing his love for Hitler at a restaurant in Paris.
    — Sabienna Bowman, PEOPLE, 31 Aug. 2026
  • For graduates pessimistic about AI’s implications for the labor market, claims professing its value feel inauthentic.
    — Evan Clarkson, The Conversation, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of professing
Verb
  • Soon after, Mercury in Scorpio quincunxes Saturn in Aries, revealing where our words, assumptions, or plans do not quite fit the reality in front of us.
    — Tarot.com, New York Daily News, 9 Oct. 2026
  • But the box factory, a commercial condo, was unique in both its openness to testing and revealing the findings to the public.
    — Kim Velsey, Curbed, 9 Oct. 2026
Definition of revealing

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“Declaring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/declaring. Accessed 14 Oct. 2026.

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