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as in noticeable
likely to attract attention
a pronounced tendency to slurp her soup
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2
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
Sajal Singh, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The design changes are part of iOS 26's Liquid Glass design, which adds a glow effect to the outline of app icons and a more pronounced one on the bottom-right corner.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
The brand, which was founded in 2018 and is pronounced like the fruit, made its name by duping popular items across clothing, accessories, and home, offering high-end looks at almost unbelievably low prices.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
In digital markets, choice overload effects are even more pronounced.
—Sajal Singh, Forbes.com, 18 Sep. 2025
The design changes are part of iOS 26's Liquid Glass design, which adds a glow effect to the outline of app icons and a more pronounced one on the bottom-right corner.
—PC Magazine, 17 Sep. 2025
Verb
First responders began life saving measures and the child was transported to an area hospital, where police said he was pronounced dead.
—Nadine El-Bawab, ABC News, 24 Sep. 2025
The brand, which was founded in 2018 and is pronounced like the fruit, made its name by duping popular items across clothing, accessories, and home, offering high-end looks at almost unbelievably low prices.
—Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 18 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronounced
Adjective
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The difference is slightly more noticeable with details in the background of an image than with details in the foreground, as visible in the Lego castle surrounding Lego Mario.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
25 Sep. 2025
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Within a couple months, though, the changes were so noticeable, nobody felt like the follow-up test was necessary.—
Brenda Goodman,
CNN Money,
24 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Black inks for the same printers tend to have less obvious smearing than the color ink, and many smear just enough to see a smudge, without harming readability.—
PC Magazine,
PC Magazine,
30 Sep. 2025
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But Trump’s arbitrary brand of interventionism comes with obvious dangers.—
John Cassidy,
New Yorker,
29 Sep. 2025
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That would all total over 102 million metric tons of annual capacity by 2030 if all goes as planned, Sabel said.—
Jordan Blum,
Fortune,
25 Sep. 2025
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Best protection against measles is the MMR vaccine Measles is highly contagious and can spread when an infected person coughs or sneezes, the CDC said.—
Thao Nguyen,
USA Today,
25 Sep. 2025
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And with that, McAfee uttered the phrase that has rung hollow as the Hurricanes chase a national title that has eluded them since 2001 for the third time during the three-hour pregame show.—
Jordan McPherson,
Miami Herald,
21 Sep. 2025
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Miran has already uttered the unthinkable about dollar dominance and done the unthinkable by serving as an executive branch loyalist on the Fed board.—
Tiana Lowe Doescher,
The Washington Examiner,
19 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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Spray coated the covered clubhouse walls, soaking the shirts that proclaimed Toronto’s October future.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
22 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The role of other major hosts, including Fallon, became more prominent as discussions widened to the broader responsibilities and vulnerabilities faced by late-night hosts.—
Hollie Silverman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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As well as the Hannibal incident at Burnley, maybe the most prominent recent example is when St James’ Park reacted to Anthony Gordon being sent off for pretty clearly taking a chunk out of Virgil van Dijk’s heel.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 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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Survivor 49 kicked off Wednesday night with two-hour premiere filled with projectile vomit, blatant puzzle copying, and a new bromance for the ages.—
Dalton Ross,
Entertainment Weekly,
25 Sep. 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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Newsweek was unable to find reputable studies that verified the exact figures Trump has recited.—
Alexis Kayser,
MSNBC Newsweek,
25 Sep. 2025
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“Pronounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronounced. Accessed 1 Oct. 2025.
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