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State vs proclaim

Both 'state' and 'proclaim' are correct words in English, but they are used in different contexts. 'State' is commonly used to express something formally or officially, while 'proclaim' is used to announce or declare something publicly or officially.

Last updated: March 23, 2024 • 880 views

State

The word 'state' is correct and commonly used in English to express something formally or officially.

You can use 'state' when you want to formally express or declare something, such as a fact, opinion, or intention.

Examples:

She stated that she would be arriving late.
The report clearly states the company's financial situation.
He stated his position on the matter during the meeting.

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The American Department of State has ordered all non-essential...
Revolution begins with decapitation of the State.
I'm Officer Hopkins from Golden Valley State Correctional Institution.
That is definitely State Secrets, Your Honor.
Got a call from Virginia State Police.
Steven Frost, U.S. State Department.
State police just found the truck.
The Italian Risorgimento: State, society and national unification.
State Department officials actually carry equivalent military ranks.
This series won a US State Department Award.
Dharampur State was founded in 1262.
State Housing State housing tends to be extremely inexpensive.
Definition of Limit State: Ultimate Limit State and Serviceability Limit State.
Help me keep my State Department job.
State lab does our cases now, but...
Corporal of State Security Tatiana Romanova.
State prisons are full of nobodies.
I remember driving home from Maine State Hospital.
The crab shell signifies selection for State office.
S.R. Gustavson, State Gaming Commission.

Alternatives:

declare
express
assert
announce
affirm

proclaim

The word 'proclaim' is correct and commonly used in English to announce or declare something publicly or officially.

You can use 'proclaim' when you want to announce or declare something publicly or officially, often with a sense of formality or importance.

Examples:

The king proclaimed a national holiday.
The president proclaimed the new policy in a speech.
The winner was proclaimed at the awards ceremony.

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Did King Richard then proclaim my brother Edmund Mortimer...
Don't proclaim your intransigence as if it were a virtue.
Accordingly, the Commission has recently proposed to proclaim 2007 European Year of Equal Opportunities for All.
It is easy to proclaim that a European mandate must be obtained, also for extradition.
And Mayan inscriptions proclaim that he was deeply in love with his wife.
Today, Julian and Brooke proclaim their love to the world with these words.
Especially not when a congresswoman is about to proclaim success against the crime epidemic.
But not so slow as to get old and proclaim one day...
Sometimes it's good to proclaim your independence.
But we need a good excuse to proclaim martial law.
We must proclaim the fundamental rights of each and every one of us.
It is not your right to proclaim the king.
I come to proclaim the new dispensation.
He thrust out his chest to proclaim his invincibility to the people.
Jesus has chosen you to proclaim his name to the world...
But I want to stand up in front of everyone we know and proclaim my love for you.
This is the time for all of us to proclaim... our brotherhood with these people.
The best way to win is to proclaim your innocence, and I have never done that for anybody.
Thus we can proclaim to Rome and the whole world: "This is a man".
To thee hast thy life Words to proclaim:

Alternatives:

announce
declare
pronounce
assert
publicize

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