Declare
Pass
Pass verb - To express (a thought or emotion) in words.
Usage example: she'll occasionally pass some insightful comment, but in general she doesn't have much to contribute
Declare is a synonym for pass in speech topic. Sometimes you can use "Declare" instead a verb "Pass", if it concerns topics such as utter, express formally.
Common collocations
Both words in one sentence
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The characters immediately declare that they must find the child and get her to move it, otherwise they'll never be able to pass.
Source: Broken Bridge -
The trio then explodes.The weeks pass, winter arrives ... Marie and Francis both declare their love, and Nicolas rejects them cruelly.
Source: Film / Heartbeats -
At the start of Ruddigore, there have been no weddings in the village of Rederring for six months, because practically every bachelor is in love with Rose Maybud, but none of them can pass her standards of ettiquette (except Robin, who is too shy to declare himself).
Source: Unwanted Harem
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