Meaning & use
announced
Made a public or formal statement to give people information about a fact, event, or decision.
See it in a sentence
The mayor announced that the new library would open to the public next month.
She announced her engagement to her family at a small dinner on Sunday evening.
A note on using this word
Announced suits formal or public statements; for casual news you would more naturally say told or mentioned.
Words with a similar meaning
declaredproclaimed
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Words with an opposite meaning
concealed
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