Meaning & use
proclaim
To announce something officially or publicly, often with confidence or formality.
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The mayor proclaimed the third Saturday of June an official city holiday.
He proclaimed his innocence loudly to anyone who would listen.
A note on using this word
Proclaim suggests a formal, public, or emphatic announcement, stronger than the everyday verb 'say' or 'tell'.
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