announcement

noun

ə-ˈnau̇n(t)-smənt How to pronounce announcement (audio)
Definition of announcementnext
as in advertisement
a published statement informing the public of a matter of general interest an announcement was in today's paper regarding the merger of the two banks

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Recent Examples of announcement The first phase is testing safety and dosing in 30 healthy adult men aged 30 to 64, each missing at least one molar, according to Toregem’s own trial announcement. — Allison Palmer, Sacbee.com, 6 July 2026 The announcement comes as technology companies continue searching for reliable, around-the-clock electricity to support rapidly expanding computing infrastructure. — Neetika Walter, Interesting Engineering, 6 July 2026 The flowers also nicely matched the floral arrangements featured in Swift and Kelce's official wedding announcement on Instagram in August 2025. — Chanel Vargas, InStyle, 6 July 2026 On the investor call following the announcement, McCall said the sale reflects years of the ITV board weighing its strategic options — and that Sky was ITV’s preferred partner from the start. — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 6 July 2026 See All Example Sentences for announcement
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  1. advertisement
  2. release
  3. ad
  4. bulletin
  5. posting
Noun
  • People in costumes marched alongside floats with advertisements and extravagantly patriotic decorations.
    — Nolan Rogalski, The Providence Journal, 5 July 2026
  • In April, authorities say investigators with the California’s Contractors State License Board’s Statewide Investigative Fraud Team discovered online advertisements offering construction services that did not list a contractor license number.
    — Jasmine Mendez, Los Angeles Times, 4 July 2026
Definition of advertisement
Noun
  • By triggering the release of a natural growth factor in the brain and modulating neural pathways associated with addiction and reward, ibogaine restores healthy dopamine function and reduces cravings, Barsuglia said.
    — Gavin Escott, USA Today, 6 July 2026
  • In a White House news release listing 60 actions the administration has taken as part of its America First agenda to restrict immigration, the first four actions were decisions by the Supreme Court.
    — Andrea Castillo, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Definition of release
Noun
  • Crunchyroll is Sony Pictures Entertainment’s ad-free streaming platform for anime movies, television series and games, and has three tiers.
    — Tim Lammers, Forbes.com, 5 July 2026
  • Political operatives in both parties expect the ruling to accelerate the flow of money into campaigns and intensify the barrage of television and digital ads that already dominate election season.
    — David Sivak, The Washington Examiner, 4 July 2026
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  • Cooley was the subject of a Silver Alert bulletin released by the Mississippi Bureau of Investigation after he was reported missing.
    — Dennis Romero, NBC news, 5 July 2026
  • Welles and co designed the adaptation to sound like a news bulletin — complete with weather reports and 'expert' analysis — as the aliens made their move on New York.
    — Richard Edwards, Space.com, 4 July 2026
Definition of bulletin
Noun
  • Reformation is currently hiring for sales associates, sales supervisors and a store manager, according to the company website’s job postings.
    — Noelle Alviz-Gransee, Kansas City Star, 6 July 2026
  • Shellfish harvesting areas in Gloucester, Newburyport, Essex, Ipswich, Newbury, Rockport, Rowley, and Salisbury remained closed due to the sewer leak, according to the states Division of Marine Fisheries postings Sunday.
    — Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 5 July 2026
Definition of posting

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