Idioms

announce

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announce (something) to (someone or something)

To make a public declaration about something. We haven't announced our pregnancy to anyone yet—you're the first to know! The boss hasn't announced his decision to the office yet, so we still don't know who got the promotion. Have they announced it yet? Who won the contest?
See also: announce, to

announce for (someone or something)

To show one's political support for someone or something. If the incumbent president announces for me, it will be a huge boost to my campaign. If you can't get any high-profile politicians in the party to announce for you, you don't stand a chance. I announced for her when she was running for state Senate, but it didn't seem to do any good—she still lost.
See also: announce, for
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announce (one's support) for someone or something

to declare one's political support for someone or something. The senator announced for the Supreme Court nominee. Our club announced for the incumbent candidate.
See also: announce, for

announce something to someone

to tell something publicly to someone. The president announced his nominee for attorney general to the media. When was the news announced to the public?
See also: announce, to
McGraw-Hill Dictionary of American Idioms and Phrasal Verbs. © 2002 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc.
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References in periodicals archive
representative Edward Schrock of Virginia announces his retirement.
announces it will offer health insurance to the domestic partners of its gay and lesbian employees.
March 1994: Falwell announces the formation of a new group, Mission America, which he claims will mobilize like-minded clergy across the country.
July 1996: Falwell announces a series of "God Save America" rallies in evangelical churches to stop the United States from entering a "post-Christian" era.
Supreme Court reversed and held that the knock and announce principle is a constitutionally based requirement in assessing whether entry to premises to conduct a search and seizure is reasonable.
The common law knock and announce principle deals with the right to privacy, specifically in one's home.
New York's Alfonse D'Amato, for instance, announces just about every grant that comes to New York City, because all but two of the delegation's 14 members are Democrats.
The agency announces it's giving out a large lump of money and alerts the senator.
Boeing's European rival Airbus said it will soon announce orders for 100 A350s from at least four airlines.
Both companies are expected to announce orders at the Paris Air Show.
In late May NGLTF announces Toledo's replacement, Lorri Jean, the former executive director of the Los Angeles Gay and Lesbian Center.
After the group threatens to sue, South Dakota governor Bill Janklow announces on August 17 that the organization will get its sign.
The defendant filed a motion to suppress the evidence, arguing that the search was invalid due to the officers' failure to knock and announce their presence before entering.
* May 16 - Tembec announces that on June lit will shut down three of its Canadian sawmills for five weeks including Cochrane.
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