announcement

Definition

  • noun: a written or spoken statement that tells people about something
  • noun: the act of 'announcing' or of being 'announced'
  • synonyms: proclamation, publication, intimation

Examples

  • Our program will pause now for a brief 'commercial announcement'. [=a television or radio commercial]

  • Many people were surprised by the government's 'announcement' that there will be a cut in taxes.

  • We had to leave before the 'announcement' of the winners. [=before the winners were announced]

Movie clips

Movie quotes

  • (..) taught her to channel all her rage into sports. It was perfect because the jock girls weren't afraid of her. Karen used her special talents to do the morning weather announcements. Hi. This is Karen Smith. It's degrees, and there's a percent chance that it's already raining. (..)
    2004 Mean Girls