proclaim
verb/proʊˈkleɪm/
Frequency rank: #9,872 of 20,003 in the WORDED list (wordfreq data)
Meaning
to announce something officially or publicly in a confident way.
Example sentence
The mayor will proclaim the new public holiday at tomorrow's ceremony.
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