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proclaim

/pɹoʊˈkleɪm/

Meanings
verb
To announce or declare.

Examples :

"The teacher proclaimed the winners of the essay contest. "
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proclaimed verb

/pɹoʊˈkleɪmd/

To announce or declare.

"The teacher proclaimed that there would be no homework this weekend. "

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teacher noun

/ˈtiːt͡ʃə/ /ˈtit͡ʃɚ/

A person who teaches, especially one employed in a school.

"My daughter's teacher is very kind and helpful. "

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of preposition

/ɔv/ /ɒv/ /ə/ /ʌv/

Expressing distance or motion.

"The school is located five miles of the town center. "

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contest noun

/ˈkɒn.tɛst/ /ˈkɑn.tɛst/

Controversy; debate.

"no contest"

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to adverb

/tʉː/ /tuː/ /tu/

Toward a closed, touching or engaging position.

"Please push the door to."

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announce verb

/əˈnaʊns/

To give public notice, especially for the first time; to make known

"The school will announce the new teacher's name next week. "

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the adverb

/ði/ /ˈðiː/

With a comparative or with more and a verb phrase, establishes a correlation with one or more other such comparatives.

"It looks weaker and weaker, the more I think about it."

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declare verb

/dɪˈkleə/ /dəˈklɛɚ/

To make clear, explain, interpret.

"The teacher declared the rules for the class project, explaining how each part would be graded. "

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or conjunction

/ɔː(ɹ)/ /ɔɹ/ /ɚ/

Connects at least two alternative words, phrases, clauses, sentences, etc. each of which could make a passage true. In English, this is the "inclusive or." The "exclusive or" is formed by "either [...] or".

"He might get cancer, or be hit by a bus, or God knows what."

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essay noun

/ˈɛˌseɪ/ /ɛˈseɪ/

(authorship) A written composition of moderate length, exploring a particular issue or subject.

"My history essay explored the causes of the French Revolution. "

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winners noun

/ˈwɪnərz/

One who has won or often wins.

"In our family, my sister and I are both winners of the school's spelling bee. "