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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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Rothman all but declared the armistice a failure, urging Vice President J.D.

From Slate • Apr. 10, 2026

The sites reopened to worshippers on Thursday, a day after Washington and Tehran declared a two-week ceasefire in the Middle East war.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

He was, Mr. Keefe writes, “a charlatan who had just declared bankruptcy.”

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 10, 2026

“We’re the fighting soap company,” he later declared.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 9, 2026

Liz declared herself my “public relations” manager for my chicken coops, and then started blathering on about the “urban chicken market” and the need for the coops to have a cool paint job.

From "Wayward Creatures" by Dayna Lorentz

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