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He walked with a pronounced limp.
The symptoms of the disease have become steadily more pronounced.
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The shift is most pronounced among Republican parents: About 1 in 4 (26%) now report skipping or delaying some vaccines for their children, up from 13% in 2023.
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
The only thing that differentiates the sisters is their facial features, but those are not very pronounced, either.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The risks of raw diets have become even more pronounced in recent months due to the ongoing spread of the H5N1 bird flu.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
This effect is more pronounced in people who occasionally drink coffee and children or adolescents.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025
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Deidre McPhillips, CNN, 28 Jan. 2025
The only thing that differentiates the sisters is their facial features, but those are not very pronounced, either.
—Karl Ove Knausgaard, The New Yorker, 27 Jan. 2025
The risks of raw diets have become even more pronounced in recent months due to the ongoing spread of the H5N1 bird flu.
—Sarah Boden, NPR, 22 Jan. 2025
This effect is more pronounced in people who occasionally drink coffee and children or adolescents.
—Mark Gurarie, Verywell Health, 22 Jan. 2025
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“Pronounced.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/pronounced. Accessed 31 Jan. 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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