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as in noticeable
likely to attract attention
a pronounced tendency to slurp her soup
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as in obvious
very noticeable especially for being incorrect or bad
walking with a pronounced limp
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as in said
to correctly produce the sound of (a word or letter) with one's voice
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as in uttered
to say or announce (something) in an official or formal way
The priest pronounced the blessing. Emotions ran high in the courtroom as the judge pronounced sentence.
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as in proclaimed
to say officially or assertively that (something or someone) is something specified
They pronounced the mission a success. She pronounced them married.
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Recent Examples of pronounced
Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
Long denim shorts remain a strong choice as well—perfect for those who love a pronounced silhouette.
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Selene Oliva,
Glamour,
12 June 2026
Austin Turner,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Police said at a news conference Tuesday that the victims were Robert Johnson, 74, of Orland, California, who was pronounced dead at the scene, and Jacob Hull, 46, who was taken to the hospital but died.
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Adela Suliman,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
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Adjective
Caffeine and algae extract target puffiness and dullness, making dark spots and undereye shadows less pronounced over time.
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Jailynn Taylor,
Allure,
13 June 2026
Long denim shorts remain a strong choice as well—perfect for those who love a pronounced silhouette.
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Selene Oliva,
Glamour,
12 June 2026
Verb
At the hospital, one of the drivers was pronounced dead.
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Austin Turner,
CBS News,
23 June 2026
Police said at a news conference Tuesday that the victims were Robert Johnson, 74, of Orland, California, who was pronounced dead at the scene, and Jacob Hull, 46, who was taken to the hospital but died.
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Adela Suliman,
NBC news,
23 June 2026
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Evolutionary cues, emotional encoding and genetics all converge in how partners experience each other’s smell, and a noticeable shift in that experience may be worth paying attention to.
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After 12 weeks, the results suggested that a tiny dose of regular exercise could yield noticeable physical benefits.
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Sure enough, all tires were up and there were no obvious punctures or hissing sounds.
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One of the first obvious things was that Larry is the guy who told Lincoln to go see that play.
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The driver of the Toyota was pronounced dead at the scene, Gonzalez said.
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Fuel makes up about 50% of a ship’s expense, said Neil Roberts, head of marine and aviation at Lloyd’s Market Association, which provides technical expertise to Lloyd’s maritime insurance business.
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Diplomats are paid to lie for their country, but this may be the greatest and most obvious falsehood ever uttered by a diplomat not named Sergey Lavrov.
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Even ordinary women who never laid claim to mystical experience uttered prayers again and again, throughout the day, for their entire adult lives.
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Though the national independence be blurred by the servility of individuals, though freedom and equality have been proclaimed only to leave room for a monstrous display of slave-dealing and slave-keeping .
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News broke the day prior that Nancy was proclaimed dead in the second note sent to the Guthrie family earlier this year.
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His father, Manuel Cepeda, was a prominent figure in the Colombian Communist Party, and was assassinated in 1994 during a particularly bloody era in Colombia's internal conflict.
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The chatbot’s responses include citations and prominent links to news outlets.
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And to society, the implications of such blatant cronyism could be sweeping, from atrophying regulation and loss of accountability to further concentration of power and money among the wealthiest people on Earth.
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Someone behaves with a blatant lack of consideration for others.
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Watching the hearing via Zoom from a prison holding room, Powell wiped his eyes and sighed heavily as Cribbs once again recited the facts of the case before Judge Rachelle Carnesale, explaining when Walton was fatally shot.
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Adorni recited specific trades on air.
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“Pronounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronounced. Accessed 28 Jun. 2026.
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