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How does the verb promulgate differ from other similar words?

Some common synonyms of promulgate are announce, declare, and proclaim. While all these words mean "to make known publicly," promulgate implies the proclaiming of a dogma, doctrine, or law.

promulgated an edict of religious toleration

When is it sensible to use announce instead of promulgate?

In some situations, the words announce and promulgate are roughly equivalent. However, announce implies the declaration of something for the first time.

announced their engagement at a party

In what contexts can declare take the place of promulgate?

Although the words declare and promulgate have much in common, declare implies explicitness and usually formality in making known.

the referee declared the contest a draw

When can proclaim be used instead of promulgate?

The meanings of proclaim and promulgate largely overlap; however, proclaim implies declaring clearly, forcefully, and authoritatively.

the president proclaimed a national day of mourning

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of promulgate Any final rules promulgated since then could be vulnerable. Nick Sobczyk, Axios, 5 Feb. 2025 By contrast, animal hides are often non-biodegradable since they’re frequently coated in plastic—another untruth that has been promulgated by the industry. Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 2 Jan. 2025 The idea, most notably promulgated by animal rights activist and Princeton University bioethics professor Peter Singer, influenced Khawaja into further study. Simon Mainwaring, Forbes, 13 Jan. 2025 On Sunday night, Americans were treated to a variety of spurious allegations promulgated by several former State Department employees who have made a vocation of insisting that no one will listen to them. Noah Rothman, National Review, 13 Jan. 2025 See All Example Sentences for promulgate
Recent Examples of Synonyms for promulgate
Verb
  • This story was originally published March 5, 2025 at 12:56 AM.
    Kansas City Star Bot, Kansas City Star, 5 Mar. 2025
  • This story was originally published March 4, 2025 at 9:42 PM.
    Steven Johnson, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 5 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • The Heat announced that X-rays on Jaquez’s injured ankle returned negative.
    Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 1 Mar. 2025
  • What’s happening On Feb. 7, Elliott announced that it’s taken a $1.5 billion position in Aspen Technology.
    Kenneth Squire, CNBC, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • No one was trying to proclaim innocence for Dahmer or Ted Bundy in their recent revisitations, even if both series did come under fire for being too centered around the killer.
    Aja Romano, Vox, 4 Mar. 2025
  • In honor of Howard Meyer’s 20 years as president and CEO of the Skokie Chamber of Commerce, the village of Skokie proclaimed February 18 as Howard Meyer Recognition Day.
    Richard Requena, Chicago Tribune, 1 Mar. 2025
Verb
  • In January, Hamden passed an ordinance declaring housing as a human right.
    Ginny Monk, Hartford Courant, 1 Mar. 2025
  • Five years ago, the Court declared that Presidents generally must have the power to remove officials within the executive branch who do a good deal of executing federal law.
    Leah Litman, TIME, 28 Feb. 2025
Verb
  • Scammers often advertise fake jobs online, in ads, on job sites, and on social media.
    William Lambers, Newsweek, 10 Mar. 2025
  • On Monday morning, signs began springing up outside participating delis advertising the fake egg options, like a bacon, egg and cheese.
    Karu F. Daniels, New York Daily News, 10 Mar. 2025

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“Promulgate.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/promulgate. Accessed 13 Mar. 2025.

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