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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
How do you pronounce your last name? We practiced pronouncing our Spanish vocabulary words .
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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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Matthew Emma, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
This can be genetic, but hooded eyes become more pronounced with age, as skin loses elasticity and begins to sag a little.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 28 Nov. 2024
Nicole Acosta, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Police and medics soon arrived, failed to revive Neely, and brought him to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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The Urgent Need for Change The effects of climate change are becoming more pronounced with each passing year.
—Matthew Emma, USA TODAY, 28 Nov. 2024
This can be genetic, but hooded eyes become more pronounced with age, as skin loses elasticity and begins to sag a little.
—Lauryn Higgins, Flow Space, 28 Nov. 2024
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Thompson was pronounced dead later that morning and is survived by his wife and two sons.
—Nicole Acosta, People.com, 10 Dec. 2024
Police and medics soon arrived, failed to revive Neely, and brought him to Lenox Hill Hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
—Molly Crane-Newman, New York Daily News, 9 Dec. 2024
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Look for diamonds with higher clarity grades to avoid noticeable imperfections.Elise Taylor, Vogue, 20 Dec. 2024
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The Bayern squad has shown some noticeable holes this season, with the attack, in particular, lacking depth.Manuel Veth, Forbes, 20 Dec. 2024
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But for bitcoin investors who have seen a strong rise in the value of their investment, luxury goods — a designer handbag or high-end watch — are an obvious choice for diversifying one's portfolio, analysts say.Mimosa Spencer, USA TODAY, 18 Dec. 2024
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Is obvious that with new payment methods come new fraud vectors, and there are many issues that must be resolved before consumers can really take advantage of the new technology to ditch the mundane and free their minds for more value-adding distractions.David G.W. Birch, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Unlike the multi-beat belt of that word on the Broadway recording, here, it’s uttered in affecting disbelief.Sammi Tapper, Vogue, 22 Nov. 2024
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Folk or hip-hop lyrics that get some of their bite from being uttered aloud are analyzed like modernist poems; graffiti sprayed on an office building loses its humor when treated as another oil hanging in a white cube.Krista Stevens, Longreads, 13 Nov. 2024
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One such name was DeSantis, Trump’s former primary challenger and prominent conservative figure.Cami Mondeaux, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 Dec. 2024
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Kennedy has been one of the country’s most prominent anti-vaccine conspiracy theorists and holds such fringe views that 77 Nobel laureates got together to plead with senators to oppose his appointment to HHS.Allison Morrow, CNN, 13 Dec. 2024
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Editor’s picks On its own, its is a pretty blatant example of how TikTok’s popular meme formats allow creators to connect over moments that only become funny with time.CT Jones, Rolling Stone, 11 Dec. 2024
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Many with a blatant lack of sympathy towards the murder victim.ABC News, ABC News, 8 Dec. 2024
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Vasquez fell to his knees as he was declared the winner.Daniela Avila, People.com, 11 Dec. 2024
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Famine has been declared in Zamzam camp in North Darfur, where shelling on Tuesday killed seven people, according to Adam Rojal, spokesperson of the Coordinating Committee for Displaced People.Reuters, CNN, 11 Dec. 2024
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As a result, the Eagles possessed the ball for 12:58 of the 15 minutes in the third to take a commanding lead.Mike DeFabo, The Athletic, 16 Dec. 2024
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Others won’t want to commit to Microsoft Azure as their cloud platform, despite Microsoft’s commanding lead in generative AI.Kathleen Gallagher, Journal Sentinel, 11 Dec. 2024
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Establish User Fees for Expedited Permitting Reviews One of the most glaring problems in infrastructure and energy development are the delays caused by an excessively complex environmental permitting process.James Broughel, Forbes, 18 Dec. 2024
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Among the most glaring examples is Ninth Division Commander Gen. Roh Tae-gun (Park Jae-hoon, excellent), a weak-willed lackey seduced by power and greed who’s based on Roh Tae-woo, Chun’s successor as president in 1988.Richard Kuipers, Variety, 17 Dec. 2024
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“Pronounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronounced. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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