proclaim
verb (used with object)
to announce or declare in an official or formal manner.
proclaimed
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past participleof proclaim.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof proclaim.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
proclaimverb (used with object)to announce or declare in an official or formal manner.
Example Sentences
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Along with the statewide proclamation, the governor proclaimed emergencies in multiple counties, including Santa Barbara County, that had been hit hard recently from the storms.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
Near the mouth of a river, in Powhatan territory, the colonists erected a cross and proclaimed England’s King James I the rightful owner of the place, which they called Jamestown.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 18, 2026
Like my colleague, former Daily News columnist Juan Gonzalez, I never trusted then-Environmental Protection Agency Administrator Christie Todd Whitman when she proclaimed the air in lower Manhattan was “safe to breathe.”
From Salon ● Sep. 11, 2026
This was something all Americans should defend, "including the associates of Elon Musk, who has proclaimed himself to be a 'free speech absolutist,'" the statement added.
From Barron's ● Sep. 10, 2026
He could live as a scythe but could not glean, “Until the next reptilian year,” the High Blade proclaimed.
From "Scythe" by Neal Shusterman
