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Synonyms

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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Travelers’ board declared a 14% increase in the company’s quarterly cash dividend, bumping it up to $1.25 a share.

From Barron's • Apr. 16, 2026

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

From MarketWatch • Apr. 16, 2026

The Philippines, meanwhile, has declared a national energy emergency.

From BBC • Apr. 16, 2026

Then-President Barack Obama declared it a national monument the following year.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 13, 2026

During the next few days, Austria-Hungary declared war on Russia, while France and Britain declared war on Austria-Hungary.

From "The War to End All Wars: World War I" by Russell Freedman

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