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He walked with a pronounced limp.
The symptoms of the disease have become steadily more pronounced.
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The difference was far too pronounced to be exclusively cultural in nature.
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Hazlitt, 27 Mar. 2024
That effect is even more pronounced in poorer school districts, which had access to fewer resources to cope with their new reality and were likely to remain closed longer than their counterparts in wealthier areas of the country.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
Similar to her debut, her second album cover showed Blige’s profile slightly hidden by a leather newsboy hat, with her cheeks and lips more pronounced.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Mar. 2024
And among the up-for-grabs voters, President Joe Biden is at a pronounced disadvantage, according to new surveys released this week.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, unlicensed storefronts opened up all over the state, especially in New York City, with the problem becoming so pronounced that Hochul last month asked such online entities as Google and Yelp to stop listing them online.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Nevertheless, some feelings, especially depression and anxiety, can become more pronounced.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
As the presidential campaign ramps up, that stress is likely to become even more pronounced.
—Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
X-Raying the Cosmos After the Big Bang, subtle density variations in the newborn universe gradually became more pronounced as matter particles glommed onto each other.
—Liz Kruesi, Quanta Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
Hazlitt, 27 Mar. 2024
That effect is even more pronounced in poorer school districts, which had access to fewer resources to cope with their new reality and were likely to remain closed longer than their counterparts in wealthier areas of the country.
—The Editors, National Review, 20 Mar. 2024
Similar to her debut, her second album cover showed Blige’s profile slightly hidden by a leather newsboy hat, with her cheeks and lips more pronounced.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 12 Mar. 2024
And among the up-for-grabs voters, President Joe Biden is at a pronounced disadvantage, according to new surveys released this week.
—Philip Elliott, TIME, 5 Apr. 2024
In the meantime, unlicensed storefronts opened up all over the state, especially in New York City, with the problem becoming so pronounced that Hochul last month asked such online entities as Google and Yelp to stop listing them online.
—Anthony Izaguirre, Quartz, 18 Mar. 2024
Nevertheless, some feelings, especially depression and anxiety, can become more pronounced.
—Stephen C. George, Discover Magazine, 13 Mar. 2024
As the presidential campaign ramps up, that stress is likely to become even more pronounced.
—Journal Sentinel, 6 Mar. 2024
X-Raying the Cosmos After the Big Bang, subtle density variations in the newborn universe gradually became more pronounced as matter particles glommed onto each other.
—Liz Kruesi, Quanta Magazine, 4 Mar. 2024
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pronounced
adjective
pro·nounced
prə-ˈnau̇n(t)st 
: very noticeable
walk with a pronounced limp
pronouncedly
adverb
-ˈnau̇n(t)-səd-lē
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