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as in says
to correctly produce the sound of (a word or letter) with one's voice
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as in recites
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 proclaims
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 pronounces
For the record, actor Henry Travers pronounces the word library in a desperate squeal.
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Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
The long era of sitting quietly while the doctor pronounces what ails us and what to do about it is ending.
—Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
Margaret Heidenry, Vanity Fair, 24 Dec. 2025
The long era of sitting quietly while the doctor pronounces what ails us and what to do about it is ending.
—Cory Franklin, Twin Cities, 23 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for pronounces
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Boorsma says this model is generating $20,000 to $50,000 annually for communities in the rainforests of Bolivia.—
Brianna Randall,
Forbes.com,
23 Jan. 2026
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The officer stood by his actions and says he was scapegoated by prosecutors.—
James Scholz,
ABC News,
23 Jan. 2026
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King’s recites the Nicene Creed weekly, rare among evangelical churches.—
Tara Palmeri,
Vanity Fair,
12 Jan. 2026
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Episodes are bound together by banal introductory voiceover, in which our narrator recites ominous clichés that, like everything in His & Hers, border on parody.—
Daniel Fienberg,
HollywoodReporter,
8 Jan. 2026
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How bizarre, though, to hold entertainment, one of the handful of things that make this planet bearable, in such low esteem, like an opera house that proclaims its commitment to justice but forgets to mention music.—
Jackson Arn,
Harpers Magazine,
30 Dec. 2025
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The second Eclogue—often thought to be autobiographical—offers a famous example in which the shepherd Corydon proclaims his love for the boy Alexis.—
The New Yorker,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
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The most unlikely result is who speaks most plainly about the Kurds.—
Güney Yıldız,
Forbes.com,
24 Jan. 2026
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In this episode of WWD Voices for Retail Rx, Ian Fredericks, president and chief executive officer of Hilco Consumer-Retail, speaks with Adler about his career, what was hot this holiday season and how his brand approaches retail.—
Sarah Jones,
Footwear News,
23 Jan. 2026
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The phrase also sometimes is used as a battle cry and has been employed by those with a nefarious agenda to instill fear of anyone who utters it and to raise concerns about Islam itself, according to Muslim scholars and civil rights advocates.—
Michelle Krupa,
CNN Money,
11 Jan. 2026
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Falduto utters the words as his character Billy to Dewey, playing the opinionated student who becomes the stylist for the band.—
Kevin Jacobsen,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Dec. 2025
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Italy declares state of emergency and allocates 100 million euros in initial funding, though total damage to Sicily could reach 2 billion euros.—
Nicole Winfield,
Los Angeles Times,
28 Jan. 2026
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Man declares adverse possession Burdge first stumbled upon the island in the summer of 2017 while exploring the Greenbelt and came across an odd arrangement of stone.—
Sally Krutzig,
Idaho Statesman,
23 Jan. 2026
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Directly across from the hotel, guests can walk to a lift that gives them immediate access to Andermatt’s 112 miles of slopes—enough to keep you fully immersed in the winter wonderland for days on end.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
26 Jan. 2026
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Align with what actually uplevels you, not what confirms bias, is rage bait, or just gives a dopamine hit.—
Tribune Content Agency,
Baltimore Sun,
26 Jan. 2026
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Zelenskyy says a peace deal is nearly ready, but Russia insists Ukraine must withdraw from the Donbas region in eastern Ukraine.—
Katie Marie Davies,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Jan. 2026
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Today, the robotics program has earned numerous awards and championships, but Adamson insists the trophies are secondary.—
Milena Malaver,
Miami Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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“Pronounces.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronounces. Accessed 29 Jan. 2026.
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