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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  • But the Democratic leadership is demanding an immediate extension to soon-to-expire Obamacare subsidies for their votes, saying Americans face a sharp rise in health care costs without them.
    Shane Croucher, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Oct. 2025
  • The club has been saying since the summer that the stadium only requires a few finishing touches for it to re-open at a reduced capacity of about 27,000.
    Pol Ballús, New York Times, 1 Oct. 2025
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  • Traditional activities include reciting prayers near a body of water and eating foods such as apples dipped in honey.
    Michelle Del Rey, USA Today, 22 Sep. 2025
  • For some brides and grooms, the prospect of writing and publicly reciting their wedding vows can be daunting.
    Sophie Caldwell, CNBC, 21 Sep. 2025
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  • Trump has been proclaiming for years that his political opponents should be locked up, but there is a gulf between loudly alleging criminal behavior and amassing the evidence necessary to prove the elements of an actual crime.
    Ruth Marcus, New Yorker, 21 Sep. 2025
  • On Thursday, the day after Kirk died,, for example, the X account of AI chatbot Perplexity was confidently proclaiming that Kirk was still alive.
    Emma Woollacott, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
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  • Stewardship speaking, the organization’s total water usage, across its operations and value chain, dropped 32 percent against the 2020 baseline—some 12 percent above and beyond the 20 percent reduction goal.
    Alexandra Harrell, Sourcing Journal, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Dolphins cornerbacks have played well Even though Rasul Douglas, Jack Jones and Cornell Armstrong all signed during training camp, as opposed to the offseason or early last summer, Miami’s new starting trio has been played well, relatively speaking.
    Omar Kelly October 2, Miami Herald, 2 Oct. 2025
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  • There’s one word in the English language that workers have trouble uttering in today’s workplace.
    Bryan Robinson, Forbes.com, 17 Sep. 2025
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  • The president signed an executive order in September declaring antifa a domestic terrorist organization.
    Molly Parks, The Washington Examiner, 2 Oct. 2025
  • That included openly declaring his hatred for the LDS church.
    Zoe Sottile, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
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  • Ross is also taller, giving officers more viewing coverage above crowds than Walking Horses, which can be as short as 14 hands, or 4 feet, 9 inches tall.
    Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Free friendship bracelets at Insomnia Cookies Meanwhile, Insomnia Cookies is giving customers free friendship bracelets for the day.
    Cheryl V. Jackson, IndyStar, 3 Oct. 2025
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  • Official sources denied rumors of a collapse in the country’s healthcare system due to the outbreak, insisting that hospitals had the capacity to admit patients.
    Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 3 Oct. 2025
  • Farley’s personal approach—insisting on a welding summer job for his own son—mirrors Ford’s institutional initiatives.
    Dave Smith, Fortune, 3 Oct. 2025

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“Pronouncing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronouncing. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.

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