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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
How do you pronounce your last name? We practiced pronouncing our Spanish vocabulary words .
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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
Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Though no murder actually occurs in The Favourite, a sapphic social-climbing dramedy from Yorgos Lanthimos, that doesn’t mean that murderous intent is any less pronounced.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Alexander, of Grove City, was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
That need became more pronounced when longtime Warriors center Kevon Looney agreed to a two-year deal with the Pelicans on Monday, leaving Golden State with a roster hole.
—Joseph Dycus, Mercury News, 28 Sep. 2025
Though no murder actually occurs in The Favourite, a sapphic social-climbing dramedy from Yorgos Lanthimos, that doesn’t mean that murderous intent is any less pronounced.
—Mathew Rodriguez, Them., 23 Sep. 2025
Verb
The driver of the Elantra, 22-year-old James Gabehart, was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
—Shambhavi Rimal, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 2 Oct. 2025
Alexander, of Grove City, was taken to the University of Cincinnati Medical Center where he was pronounced dead.
—David Ferrara, Cincinnati Enquirer, 25 Sep. 2025
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There was a noticeable gap between Ocean dropping his studio debut Channel Orange in 2012 and his 2016 album releases Endless and Blonde — and fans noticed.—
Sophie Dodd,
PEOPLE,
2 Oct. 2025
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The last two words, something Redick said the Lakers needed to be in after the team lost in five games to the Minnesota Timberwolves during last year’s playoffs, has been the most noticeable priority shift in the earliest days of training camp.—
Dan Woike,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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The Seahawks put the Bucs in obvious situations, then offered little resistance.—
Michael-Shawn Dugar,
New York Times,
7 Oct. 2025
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One obvious strategy to try to tackle the staffing problems is to close more prisons, and this year’s state budget authorized Governor Hochul to close up to three more.—
Jennifer Gonnerman,
New Yorker,
6 Oct. 2025
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An Elanco spokesperson said the company will add public amenities next to the headquarters that neighbors can enjoy, such as a waterfront trail.—
Alysa Guffey,
IndyStar,
2 Oct. 2025
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Going forward, the chain may need to hire a police detail to traffic control, the chief said.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
2 Oct. 2025
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Though they are uttered in an entirely (and hilariously) different context within the movie itself, these words define Ronan Day-Lewis’s Anemone in more ways than one.—
Bilge Ebiri,
Vulture,
28 Sep. 2025
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My patients began to make different health choices and to question their prior ones almost as soon as the words were uttered.—
Edith Bracho-Sanchez,
CNN Money,
26 Sep. 2025
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Her early essays, written through a Marxian lens, proclaimed revolutionary socialism as justice’s true path.—
Shai Tubali,
Big Think,
30 Sep. 2025
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After all, both Channel 4 and the Boston Police Department had proclaimed Karen Read guilty.—
Howie Carr,
Boston Herald,
24 Sep. 2025
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However, a different vibe soon filled the arena once the countdown clock reached zero and a video charting Kirk's career from 18-year-old organizer to one of the GOP’s most prominent activists came on-screen.—
Alex J. Rouhandeh,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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In the wake of the assassination of prominent conservative figure Charlie Kirk, the rhetoric wars have taken to new levels of vitriol, with many on the right blaming the left writ large for such political violence, and vice versa.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
1 Oct. 2025
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So what's up with all the blatant disrespect and body-shaming for the man infamously known for wearing another player as a backpack, and smashing heads and eating them?—
Sydney Bucksbaum,
Entertainment Weekly,
2 Oct. 2025
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But opponents saw the move as a blatant attempt to short-circuit the investigation into Russian hacking of the 2016 presidential election.—
Maureen Groppe,
USA Today,
26 Sep. 2025
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For a whole year, Hersh didn’t utter a single word in his new class, where the teacher recited lessons in modern Hebrew.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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At the Labor Day ceremony honoring those who died in the massacre, traditional lion dancers performed and visitors from across the country recited the names of those killed with traditional blessings.—
Jenna McMurtry,
NPR,
28 Sep. 2025
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“Pronounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronounced. Accessed 7 Oct. 2025.
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