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as in to say
to correctly produce the sound of (a word or letter) with one's voice
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as in to recite
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 to proclaim
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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Three men have been pronounced dead, including a 27-year-old, a 35-year-old, and another whose age has not been released, according to the NYPD.
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Lassiter-Barber was pronounced dead at the location of the incident.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2025
The author’s physician, moments after pronouncing his patient dead, wrote a check for the apartment.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
She was pronounced dead a short time later at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Billal Rahman, MSNBC Newsweek, 17 Aug. 2025
Lassiter-Barber was pronounced dead at the location of the incident.
—Daniel McFadin, Arkansas Online, 17 Aug. 2025
The author’s physician, moments after pronouncing his patient dead, wrote a check for the apartment.
—Nicholas Pileggi, Curbed, 15 Aug. 2025
She was pronounced dead a short time later at the University of Chicago Medical Center.
—Sam Charles, Chicago Tribune, 15 Aug. 2025
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Furniture will face tariffs later this year, Trump said.—
Yeo Boon Ping,
CNBC,
25 Aug. 2025
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Nearly 300,000 cannabis plants worth almost $850 million have been eradicated from the two parks over the last 20 years, officials said.—
Kathryn Palmer,
USA Today,
25 Aug. 2025
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Not to recite values, but to create the space where others can live them.—
Vibhas Ratanjee,
Forbes.com,
15 Aug. 2025
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Parents can help their children memorize and recite this information, and can also write it down and have child carry it on them.—
Mia Thurow,
jsonline.com,
13 Aug. 2025
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Soviet ideology proclaimed communism as the final stage of human development.—
Foreign Affairs,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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Men who proclaimed segregation today, segregation tomorrow, and segregation forever.—
Literary Hub,
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19 Aug. 2025
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Religious leaders from various faiths attend and speak at the event each year, the Imam said.—
Nour Rahal,
Freep.com,
14 Aug. 2025
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Sweeney's Penny Jo speaks with a stutter, asking if the artifact is really worth half a million dollars.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
14 Aug. 2025
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All that talk about hunger, coupled with Chicago scoring touchdowns on four of its first five possessions, led usually mute linebacker Matt Milano to utter his first words of the series.—
Tim Graham,
New York Times,
20 Aug. 2025
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The season 2 finale centered around a tornado destroying the store, when Brett utters his only line of dialogue in the series as the storm approaches.—
Carson Blackwelder,
People.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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The Netflix star was declared cancer-free in November 2022 and underwent breast reconstruction surgery two years later.—
Vanessa Etienne,
People.com,
16 Aug. 2025
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Crow underwent a lumpectomy and seven weeks of radiation therapy and was declared cancer-free.—
Audrey Gibbs,
The Tennessean,
15 Aug. 2025
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Skeptics warn that Putin is playing for time, for the opportunity to keep hammering Ukraine on the battlefield while giving lip service to seeking peace.—
Susan Page,
USA Today,
20 Aug. 2025
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On Monday, All Points East, Rock en Seine, and Forwards Festival announced that the rap star would no longer be performing, although no reason was given for the cancellations.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
19 Aug. 2025
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European defense stocks fell Tuesday after the US pushed for talks between Ukraine and Russia, but analysts insisted any deal would drive the continent to increase defense spending regardless.—
Tasneem Nashrulla,
semafor.com,
19 Aug. 2025
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The administration insisted that Iran had to first fulfill all its obligations under the JCPOA, and only then would the United States consider returning to the deal.—
Vali Nasr,
Foreign Affairs,
19 Aug. 2025
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“Pronounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronounce. Accessed 29 Aug. 2025.
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