Announced

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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  Announce \An*nounce"\, v. t. [imp. & p. p. {Announced}; p. pr. &
     vb. n. {Announcing}.] [OF. anoncier, F. annoncer, fr. L.
     annuntiare; ad + nuntiare to report, relate, nuntius
     messenger, bearer of news. See {Nuncio}, and cf.
     {Annunciate}.]
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     1. To give public notice, or first notice of; to make known;
        to publish; to proclaim.
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              Her [Q. Elizabeth's] arrival was announced through
              the country by a peal of cannon from the ramparts.
                                                    --Gilpin.
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     2. To pronounce; to declare by judicial sentence.
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              Publish laws, announce
              Or life or death.                     --Prior.
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     Syn: To proclaim; publish; make known; herald; declare;
          promulgate.
  
     Usage: To {Publish}, {Announce}, {Proclaim}, {Promulgate}. We
            {publish} what we give openly to the world, either by
            oral communication or by means of the press; as, to
            publish abroad the faults of our neighbors. We
            {announce} what we declare by anticipation, or make
            known for the first time; as, to {announce} the speedy
            publication of a book; to {announce} the approach or
            arrival of a distinguished personage. We {proclaim}
            anything to which we give the widest publicity; as, to
            {proclaim} the news of victory. We {promulgate} when
            we proclaim more widely what has before been known by
            some; as, to {promulgate} the gospel.
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From The Collaborative International Dictionary of English v.0.48 [gcide]:

  announced \announced\ adj.
     1. stated publicly; as, their announced intentions.
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From WordNet (r) 2.0 [wn]:

  announced
       adj : declared publicly; made widely known; "their announced
             intentions"; "the newspaper's proclaimed adherence to
             the government's policy" [syn: {proclaimed}]