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declared

American  
[dih-klaird] / dɪˈklɛərd /

adjective

  1. publicly avowed or professed; self-confessed.

    a declared liberal.

Other Word Forms

  • declaredly adverb
  • undeclared adjective

Etymology

Origin of declared

First recorded in 1645–55; declare + -ed 2

Example Sentences

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Force majeure was declared on contracts with Italy, Belgium, South Korea and China.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The original Berlin patient, Timothy Ray Brown, was the first person declared cured of HIV back in 2008.

From Barron's • Apr. 13, 2026

Current skipper Luke Donald has already declared McIlroy as top of the pile.

From BBC • Apr. 13, 2026

When my wife was pregnant, her OB-GYN declared her cervix to be incompetent and put her on bed rest.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

She declared that one sufficiently squeezed, even though there was clearly plenty left in it, and turned around to get her next orange half.

From "Boy 2.0" by Tracey Baptiste

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