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  • adjective stated publicly.

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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of announce.

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  • adjective declared publicly; made widely known

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Examples

  • The first chore he faced, before considering the specifics of that population, was to define the term announced in his title: Determining Minimum Viable Population Sizes: A Case Study of the Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos L.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • The first chore he faced, before considering the specifics of that population, was to define the term announced in his title: Determining Minimum Viable Population Sizes: A Case Study of the Grizzly Bear Ursus arctos L.

    The Song of The Dodo David Quammen 2004

  • The label announced Wednesday that "Conan O'Brien Live at Third Man" and a spoken-word 7-inch recording "And They Call Me Mad?" are now available at Third Man's website.

    Conan O'Brien Albums To Be Released With Jack White 2010

  • The label announced Wednesday that "Conan O'Brien Live at Third Man" and a spoken-word 7-inch recording "And They Call Me Mad?" are now available at Third Man's website.

    Conan O'Brien Albums To Be Released With Jack White 2010

  • There was a Stoics meeting on the next Saturday, and the card drawn up at the beginning of the term announced that there would be a reading of _Arms and the Man_, by Bernard Shaw.

    The Loom of Youth Alec Waugh 1939

  • WROTEN NONCHALANT --- Wroten heard his name announced in the starting lineup for the first time in his career and he showed no little emotion.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • Some members of his fire department were present at Radio City Music Hall to hear his name announced as a first-round pick.

    The Seattle Times 2011

  • In the other comedy award category, 90-year-old Betty White was in shock when she heard her name announced for outstanding performance by a female actor in a comedy series for Kyra Sedgwick for "The Closer."

    News - chicagotribune.com By Su 2012

  • "He's such a part of the Yankees, not seeing him in the lineup or hearing his name announced in the starting lineup is going to be weird."

    NYDN Rss RICH SCHAPIRO 2012

  • "He's such a part of the Yankees, not seeing him in the lineup or hearing his name announced in the starting lineup is going to be weird."

    NYDN Rss RICH SCHAPIRO 2012

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