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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
Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
My face overall looks more even-toned and less textured, and the fine lines on my forehead and around my eyes look less pronounced.
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Erika Reals,
InStyle,
25 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
And for a new employee, the reasons are even more pronounced.
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Emma Hurt,
AJC.com,
25 June 2026
My face overall looks more even-toned and less textured, and the fine lines on my forehead and around my eyes look less pronounced.
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Erika Reals,
InStyle,
25 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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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronounced
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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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The teenage phenom is able to complement his obvious technical skills with a flair and maturity in high-pressure situations that is well beyond his years.
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This was most obvious during Swift's record-breaking Eras Tour, when brands capitalized on all things Taylor — friendship bracelets, themed drinks and even concert outfits.
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In January, the FBI flagged the group and sent some of the evidence, including over half a dozen videos, to local law enforcement, prosecutors said.
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Attorneys for Kil said the university was in the process of reinstating her.
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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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One prominent Cherokee named Katteuha co-wrote a letter to Benjamin Franklin during the Constitutional Convention in 1787, urging him to push for peace between the Native people and settlers.
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The effect of protostar outflows on their environment can be seen in the JWST image via the prominent blue ridges.
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This shows a blatant disregard for the integrity of our borders.
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Specifically, DuckDuckGo’s AI feature seems to have gotten fooled by a game of telephone kicked off by internet pranksters and laundered into blatant misinformation on a leading search engine.
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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 4 Jul. 2026.
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