pronouncing

present participle of pronounce
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as in proclaiming
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 pronouncing But in this case, the AI voices were pronouncing the words incorrectly. ​wendy Wisner, Parents, 1 Sep. 2025 There will also be a naturalization ceremony pronouncing more than 300 people in Louisville as new citizens. Caroline Neal, Louisville Courier Journal, 25 Aug. 2025 The author’s physician, moments after pronouncing his patient dead, wrote a check for the apartment. Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
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Verb
  • The pre-authorization letters included a line saying payment was not guaranteed, but Sutton-Schulman didn’t think much of it.
    Duaa Eldeib, ProPublica, 10 Sep. 2025
  • The share of businesses saying that lack of transparency was hindering operations fell by 12 percentage points to 16%.
    Evelyn Cheng, CNBC, 10 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Less convincing are some of the dramatically hefty scenes involving Dillon’s Horn, who seems, at times, to be reciting his dialogue rather than fully embodying it.
    Jordan Mintzer, HollywoodReporter, 4 Sep. 2025
  • The musical is noted for the audience participation, including singing along to the tunes, reciting dialogue and some even dressing as characters in the movie.
    Lisa Respers France, CNN Money, 1 Sep. 2025
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  • Within the Oslo Accords framework, this was to take place under the leadership of members of the PLO, who returned from exile proclaiming that a Palestinian state would soon be established in the West Bank and Gaza Strip.
    Literary Hub August 27, Literary Hub, 27 Aug. 2025
  • The faith teaches that pastors preaching from the pulpit are proclaiming the word of God.
    Sophie Carson, jsonline.com, 21 Aug. 2025
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  • Videos from bystanders appeared to capture on person running across a rooftop of a nearby building on the campus, called the Losee Center, located around 140 yards from the stage were Kirk was speaking from.
    Zachary Folk, Forbes.com, 12 Sep. 2025
  • Livestream video of the event showed crowds of people running from the university's courtyard where the 31-year-old was speaking when the shooting occurred.
    Charles Trepany, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • While a majority of fans seem to enjoy professional wrestling, there are others who focus on the tribalism between WWE and AEW, declaring one side is much better than the other.
    Jeremy Hanna, MSNBC Newsweek, 10 Sep. 2025
  • Hawaii’s acting governor, Sylvia Luke, issued the emergency proclamation on Friday afternoon, declaring a state of emergency across the entire state.
    Jon Haworth, ABC News, 6 Sep. 2025
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  • The club fees paid by growers go to marketing investments used for websites, TikToks, and ads, giving it wider appeal.
    Mark Dent, HubSpot, 12 Sep. 2025
  • As the overall matter heads towards its March 9, 2026 trial date start, Judge Liman will have the final word – for now – on bringing Swift on board and giving Baldoni and his Wayfarer co-founders more time for their own depositions.
    Dominic Patten, Deadline, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
  • Flock denied wrongdoing, insisting the search was about a missing person.
    Jennifer Jolly, USA Today, 14 Sep. 2025
  • These policies effectively remove a ladder while insisting that older adults must climb it.
    Cal J. Halvorsen, The Conversation, 11 Sep. 2025
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  • Bungie took the rare step of doing an emergency buff live patch last night after announcing it in the TWAB to try to fix/improve The Portal and loot systems.
    Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 13 Sep. 2025
  • This is not Chiu, who enthusiastically takes part in the process, sometimes even announcing purchases for the Crocker on social media.
    Graham Womack, Sacbee.com, 13 Sep. 2025

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“Pronouncing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronouncing. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.

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