promulgating

verb

Definition of promulgatingnext
present participle of promulgate
as in announcing
to make known openly or publicly the encyclical that promulgated the church's position on artificial birth control

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for promulgating
  1. announcing
  2. declaring
  3. proclaiming
  4. posting
Verb
  • In fitting form for the satirical website, The Onion’s news release announcing the sale was written in the voice of a CEO of Global Tetrahedron, a fictional evil company created by Onion staff.
    Erik Ortiz, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
  • When reached for comment via Instagram, Thorpe directed NBC News to a post on Tippet’s page announcing his death.
    Kalhan Rosenblatt, NBC News, 14 Nov. 2024
Definition of announcing
Verb
  • If the Legislature does not vote to continue the emergency declaration, the governor would be prohibited from declaring another emergency based on the same conditions.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Republican lawmakers said that is not at risk because the amendment does not stand in the way of a governor declaring an emergency in the first place.
    Stacey Barchenger, The Arizona Republic, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of declaring
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  • In early 2023, Bogotá sought to de-escalate violence by proclaiming cease-fires with six of the largest armed groups, who were surprised by the announcement and had promised nothing in return.
    Elizabeth Dickinson, Foreign Affairs, 1 Oct. 2024
  • In February, Maduro issued a decree proclaiming an economic emergency and announced the first increase in the price of gasoline in 17 years.
    Michael Shifter, Foreign Affairs, 10 Mar. 2016
Definition of proclaiming
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  • Private equity has followed a rocky path, with leveraged buyouts posting only an 8% return last year, the lowest in over a decade.
    Don Muir, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • Private equity has followed a rocky path, with leveraged buyouts posting only an 8% return last year, the lowest in over a decade.
    Don Muir, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of posting
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