trumpet
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advertise, announce, annunciate, blare, blaze, blazon, broadcast, declare, enunciate, flash, give out, herald, placard, post, proclaim, promulgate, publicize, publish, release, sound
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the trumpet of a flowerVerb
He likes to trumpet his own achievements. The law was trumpeted as a solution to everything.
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In product photos, Barbie wears a long black gown with a trumpet-style bottom, covered in a colorful floral pattern, skull detailing and butterfly appliques. — Jen Juneau, PEOPLE.com, "Day of the Dead Barbie Will Reportedly Be Released Ahead of Mexican Holiday — Here's Where to Buy," 9 Sep. 2019 The coaches who man the thrones at these top-15 programs often bring in new staff members and trumpet that change is coming. — Los Angeles Times, "Column: LSU won what will be the biggest non-conference game of the season," 7 Sep. 2019 Artistic in nature, Megan was known for drawing, playing the trumpet and acting in her high school's drama program. — Susan Scutti, CNN, "The Dayton shooter's family requests privacy as they mourn the loss of 2 children and 'process the horror'," 7 Aug. 2019 His trumpet soothes like a weighted blanket, and the slightly funky rhythm tracks decelerate an anxious heartbeat. — Times Staff, Los Angeles Times, "The best music to help you fall asleep," 26 July 2019 Grant was playing the trumpet around 9:30 p.m. Monday night when police received a report of a disturbance from a local business, New Orleans Police Department spokesman Andy Cunningham said in a statement to local media. — N'dea Yancey-bragg, USA TODAY, "Viral video sparks outrage in New Orleans over arrest of black brass band musician," 12 July 2019 Christin Facey had to choose band and her trumpet last year instead of competing in the season-ending Broward County Middle School track and field championships. — Gary Curreri, sun-sentinel.com, "Pembroke Pines Charter Middle girls win first county track title," 20 June 2019 Huge clusters of slender red trumpets open up to golden-orange flowers. — Earl Nickel, SFChronicle.com, "Heavenly honeysuckle has 180 species, and one will be right for you," 26 July 2019 Basketball decision What lured David West, who chose Indiana over Boston in 2011 free agency, are the same qualities that Jermaine O'Neal trumpets when reflecting on his eight seasons here. — J. Michael, Indianapolis Star, "Is there any hope for small-market teams like the Pacers when it comes to NBA free agency?," 15 July 2019Recent Examples on the Web: Verb
Whether that exposed a weak CU pass defense or trumpeted the return of the Rams’ aerial excellence remains to be seen. — Matt Schubert, The Denver Post, "CU Buffs vs. Nebraska at Folsom Field: Who has the edge, predictions and 3 things to watch," 6 Sep. 2019 Abbott trumpeted the program as a statewide model in a school safety plan his office rolled out after the Santa Fe shooting last year. — Allie Morris, ExpressNews.com, "Prompted by mass shootings, Texas poured $5M into unproven mental health program," 6 Aug. 2019 These difficulties made Mr Biden’s frequent recourse to trumpeting his connection to Mr Obama sound evasive at best. — Lexington | Washington, The Economist, "Joe Biden struggles in the Democratic primary debate," 28 June 2019 Presidential contenders do not win merely by trumpeting their achievements and policies. — Peter Marks, Washington Post, "An aura of authority," 24 June 2019 Boeing executives spent the week seeking to restore the company’s battered reputation, shunning the customary fanfare of trumpeting billions of dollars of orders. — Andrew Tangel, WSJ, "Boeing Focuses on Safety, Not Sales, at Paris Air Show," 20 June 2019 The muted sounds of the Gerson children came through the walls so softly as to seem almost imagined; in the maid’s little apartment back in Liberty, such privacy was unthinkable, and even bathroom noises trumpeted with force and immediacy. — Adam O’fallon Price, Harper's magazine, "The Maid’s Story," 10 June 2019 Democrats trumpeted the quarterly finance reports as a sign that the party is moving past scandals that engulfed Northam, Lt. — Laura Vozzella, Washington Post, "Virginia Democrats raised twice as much as Republicans ahead of critical elections," 16 July 2019 Replacing the original Transbay bus terminal that was damaged during the 1989 Loma Prieta earthquake, the Salesforce Transit Center has been trumpeted as the Grand Central Station of the West. — John Brant, Popular Mechanics, "San Francisco's Massive Salesforce Transit Center Reopens After Cracked Beam Snafu," 1 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'trumpet.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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