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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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Police said a boy had been shot and was taken to a local hospital, where he was pronounced dead.
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Police said 23-year-old Anthony Lytton Jr., who had been sitting in the rear of the car, was transported to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
Emergency medical workers took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter, DiMartino said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Staab was pronounced dead at the scene by medics, according to state police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
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Nicole Acosta, People.com, 24 Jan. 2025
Police said 23-year-old Anthony Lytton Jr., who had been sitting in the rear of the car, was transported to an area hospital, where he was later pronounced dead.
—Ryan Morik, Fox News, 24 Jan. 2025
Emergency medical workers took the victim to a hospital, where he was pronounced dead shortly thereafter, DiMartino said.
—Robert A. Cronkleton, Kansas City Star, 24 Jan. 2025
Staab was pronounced dead at the scene by medics, according to state police.
—Justin Muszynski, Hartford Courant, 14 Jan. 2025
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Trump has said there is a national emergency at the southern border, which was a central part of his campaign message, and is implementing several executive orders related to immigration and border security on his first day in office.—
Brad Dress,
The Hill,
21 Jan. 2025
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There are discussions in the locker room and words said in public.—
Zak Garner-Purkis,
Forbes,
20 Jan. 2025
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McDermott skeptics recite factoids that suggest if a coach and a talented QB can’t get the job done within a few years, then that coach will never succeed and should be replaced.—
Tim Graham,
The Athletic,
22 Jan. 2025
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Their names are recited daily, their individual stories shared.—
Dina Kraft,
The Christian Science Monitor,
22 Jan. 2025
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With the war over, President Harry Truman proclaimed that an underwater area of some 750,000 square miles—about 4.5 Californias—now belonged to America.—
Jack Truesdale,
The Atlantic,
25 Jan. 2025
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Is that crippling ordinance in the best interests of the residents? Burr Ridge was the first municipality to be sent migrants from Chicago after Gov. JB Pritzker proclaimed Illinois a sanctuary state that included migrant welcoming — but with no plan to deal with them.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
25 Jan. 2025
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About 18 people spoke at the meeting about Naperville’s electric utility and its contract with IMEA.—
Tess Kenny,
Chicago Tribune,
23 Jan. 2025
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In 2019, 241 million people spoke a language other than English at home throughout the country.—
Kristen Waggoner,
Newsweek,
22 Jan. 2025
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The two foes utter each other's names and glare at each other.—
Bryan Alexander,
USA TODAY,
25 Dec. 2024
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At the bottom of that last one was written in small type the name of the man who had uttered that line.—
Catherine Porter,
New York Times,
20 Dec. 2024
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Killer cartels — now declared foreign terrorist organizations under Trump — have earned mind-boggling profits by moving record amounts of drugs and people across the porous southern border.—
Sharyl Attkisson,
Baltimore Sun,
24 Jan. 2025
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Trump has issued executive orders to limit birthright citizenship, declaring a national emergency at the southwest border, and instructing border agents to summarily deport asylum-seeking migrants without granting them a hearing.—
Syra Ortiz Blanes,
Miami Herald,
24 Jan. 2025
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As the organization travelled with the evidentiary trove of Caesar’s photographs, Mazen gave it a human face.—
Jon Lee Anderson,
The New Yorker,
27 Jan. 2025
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Chris Parnell, who appeared as the lead vocalist of Blue Öyster Cult in the original sketch, gives a more realistic idea.—
Wesley Stenzel,
EW.com,
27 Jan. 2025
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Social media users noted the similarities between the two men, with people insisting that Franco portray the 26-year-old University of Pennsylvania graduate in whatever future show or movie was produced about his alleged crime.—
Caroline Thayer,
Fox News,
27 Jan. 2025
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But their plans to quietly elope are upended when Min’s grandmother (Yun) flies in from Korea and insists on an all-out wedding extravaganza.—
Rebecca Rubin,
Variety,
27 Jan. 2025
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“Pronounce.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/pronounce. Accessed 30 Jan. 2025.
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