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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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He was pronounced dead at the hospital just after 11:30 p.m.
DiMartino said the shooting is being investigated as a homicide.
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
The Houston rapper was struck in the thigh and rushed to the hospital while the other man, currently unnamed, was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The two women in the Civic — a 29-year-old driver and her 39-year-old passenger, both from Huntington Park — were pronounced dead at the scene.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Medic pronounced him dead at the scene, police said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
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Kendrick Calfee, Kansas City Star, 26 Mar. 2025
The Houston rapper was struck in the thigh and rushed to the hospital while the other man, currently unnamed, was pronounced dead at the scene.
—Armon Sadler, VIBE.com, 24 Mar. 2025
The two women in the Civic — a 29-year-old driver and her 39-year-old passenger, both from Huntington Park — were pronounced dead at the scene.
—Jenny Gold, Los Angeles Times, 23 Mar. 2025
Medic pronounced him dead at the scene, police said.
—Joe Marusak, Charlotte Observer, 15 Mar. 2025
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The sound bites and hundreds of thousands of social-media impressions typically generated by such stop-and-greet interactions: canceled before they can ever be uttered.—
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Public officials who insisted such efforts were impossible, in an instant, demonstrated that a cleaner, safer city was always within reach.—
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“Pronounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronounce. Accessed 2 Apr. 2025.
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