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Examples of pronounced in a Sentence
He walked with a pronounced limp.
The symptoms of the disease have become steadily more pronounced.
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This issue is more pronounced among individuals with sensitive skin.
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Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2023
Most small liberal-arts colleges are close to 60 percent female, and the discrepancy is even more pronounced at community colleges and historically Black colleges and universities.
—Susan Dominus, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Among Black men, the impact is even more pronounced, constituting 42 percent of new diagnoses in 2021.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
The risk of myocarditis may be more pronounced if vaccine doses are scheduled closely together.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2023
The peak of the morning rush has shifted later and is less pronounced, with traffic volumes ebbing more gradually into midmorning.
—Michael Laris, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
The pattern is even more pronounced on the Republican side.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 11 Sep. 2023
With the electric motor's ready torque (199 pound-feet at 400 rpm), the PHEV's advantage is more pronounced in the suburban slog—accelerating from 30 to 50 mph takes 2.7 seconds to the I-6's 3.6 clicks.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2023
National City's mayor, Ron Morrison, spoke to Fox News Digital earlier this month to highlight how prostitution has also become more pronounced since SB 357 began making headlines, adding police essentially have their hands tied from addressing the crime.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
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Maeghan Dolph, Fox News, 4 Nov. 2023
Most small liberal-arts colleges are close to 60 percent female, and the discrepancy is even more pronounced at community colleges and historically Black colleges and universities.
—Susan Dominus, New York Times, 8 Sep. 2023
Among Black men, the impact is even more pronounced, constituting 42 percent of new diagnoses in 2021.
—Shelby Stewart, Essence, 17 Oct. 2023
The risk of myocarditis may be more pronounced if vaccine doses are scheduled closely together.
—Youri Benadjaoud, ABC News, 22 Sep. 2023
The peak of the morning rush has shifted later and is less pronounced, with traffic volumes ebbing more gradually into midmorning.
—Michael Laris, Washington Post, 22 Sep. 2023
The pattern is even more pronounced on the Republican side.
—Walter Shapiro, The New Republic, 11 Sep. 2023
With the electric motor's ready torque (199 pound-feet at 400 rpm), the PHEV's advantage is more pronounced in the suburban slog—accelerating from 30 to 50 mph takes 2.7 seconds to the I-6's 3.6 clicks.
—Joe Lorio, Car and Driver, 1 Sep. 2023
National City's mayor, Ron Morrison, spoke to Fox News Digital earlier this month to highlight how prostitution has also become more pronounced since SB 357 began making headlines, adding police essentially have their hands tied from addressing the crime.
—Emma Colton, Fox News, 18 Oct. 2023
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First Known Use
1728, in the meaning defined above
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“Pronounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronounced. Accessed 30 Nov. 2023.
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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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