Examples of pronounced in a Sentence
He walked with a pronounced limp.
The symptoms of the disease have become steadily more pronounced.
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For parents with physical limitations or those recovering from childbirth, the benefits are even more pronounced.
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Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In the tropics, the effect of seasons on day length is much less pronounced – sunset on June 25 in Honolulu is at 7:17 p.m., rather earlier than in New York.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 25 June 2025
For Black and Latino communities — who are statistically more likely to develop dementia — these challenges are even more pronounced.
—Taylor Penn-Vessels, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025
The ship’s list was already so pronounced that the drawer of the café’s cash register was slung open, and the pair were passed by officers and stewards hurrying to their boat stations, their arms out to each side like customers negotiating the tumbling barrel of a fun house.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
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Michelle Stansbury, Forbes.com, 1 July 2025
In the tropics, the effect of seasons on day length is much less pronounced – sunset on June 25 in Honolulu is at 7:17 p.m., rather earlier than in New York.
—Jesse Emspak, Space.com, 25 June 2025
For Black and Latino communities — who are statistically more likely to develop dementia — these challenges are even more pronounced.
—Taylor Penn-Vessels, Baltimore Sun, 18 June 2025
The ship’s list was already so pronounced that the drawer of the café’s cash register was slung open, and the pair were passed by officers and stewards hurrying to their boat stations, their arms out to each side like customers negotiating the tumbling barrel of a fun house.
—Jim Shepard, New Yorker, 8 June 2025
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“Pronounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronounced. Accessed 6 Jul. 2025.
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pronounced
adjective
pro·nounced
prə-ˈnau̇n(t)st 
: very noticeable
walk with a pronounced limp
pronouncedly
adverb
-ˈnau̇n(t)-səd-lē
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