declare for
phrasal verb
declared for; declaring for; declares for
1
US
: to officially say that one will take part in (something)
a college basketball player who declared for the NBA draft after his junior year
2
British, formal
: to officially say that one supports (someone or something)
He declared for the plan.
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Other deaths Various other members of House Blackwood and House Bracken, the feuding, neighboring houses in the Riverlands, that had declared for opposing Targaryen factions and kept warring and dying.
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
After one season at Duke, Austin declared for the 2012 NBA Draft, where he was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans — known as the New Orleans Hornets at the time — 10th overall.
—Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
One factor in that disparity: Season ticket packages were quickly gobbled up as soon as Clark declared for the WNBA Draft in March as she was rightly assumed to be the league’s top pick for the Fever.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 July 2024
As four players left for other teams and a fifth declared for the NBA draft, the Bruins snagged some of the transfer portal’s top talent, addressing deficiencies in shooting, rebounding and savvy.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
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Tracy Brown, Los Angeles Times, 5 Aug. 2024
After one season at Duke, Austin declared for the 2012 NBA Draft, where he was selected by the New Orleans Pelicans — known as the New Orleans Hornets at the time — 10th overall.
—Skyler Trepel, Peoplemag, 27 July 2024
One factor in that disparity: Season ticket packages were quickly gobbled up as soon as Clark declared for the WNBA Draft in March as she was rightly assumed to be the league’s top pick for the Fever.
—Jason Clinkscales, Sportico.com, 2 July 2024
As four players left for other teams and a fifth declared for the NBA draft, the Bruins snagged some of the transfer portal’s top talent, addressing deficiencies in shooting, rebounding and savvy.
—Iliana Limón Romero, Los Angeles Times, 25 June 2024
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“Declare for.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/declare%20for. Accessed 19 Aug. 2024.
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