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PRONOUNCED
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I. (adjective)
Sense 1
Meaning:
Strongly marked; easily noticeable
Example:
a pronounced flavor of cinnamon
Synonyms:
marked; pronounced
Classified under:
Similar:
noticeable (capable or worthy of being noticed)
II. (verb)
Sense 1
Past simple / past participle of the verb pronounce
Context examples:
In the plasma cell type there is pronounced plasma cell proliferation.
(Angiofollicular Lymphoid Hyperplasia, NCI Thesaurus)
His sentence was pronounced, and I could only grieve and be patient.
(Frankenstein, by Mary Wollstonecraft Shelley)
In addition to its pronounced antiviral activity, it activates NK cells.
(Natural IFN-alpha OPC-18, NCI Thesaurus)
But the person who advanced was now near enough to see her, and stepping forward with eagerness, pronounced her name.
(Pride and Prejudice, by Jane Austen)
Parabens were found in all the products studied—in particular ethylparaben, followed by methylparaben—but in average concentrations lower than those of bisphenol A and with less pronounced differences between store type.
(Nine out of ten pairs of baby socks on the market contain traces of bisphenol A and parabens, University of Granada)
The loss of astrocytes was more pronounced in the corpus callosum of the mutant mice.
(Study in mice identifies type of brain cell involved in stuttering, National Institutes of Health)
The findings inspired comparisons by the research team and the press to zombies from The Walking Dead, especially since the behavior was more pronounced when the animals were hungry.
(Geneticists produce laser-activated killer mice, Wikinews)
The team dubbed it ‘Oumuamua (pronounced oh-MOO-ah-MOO-ah), which means “a messenger from afar arriving first” in Hawaiian — and it’s already living up to its name.
(New Study Shows What Interstellar Visitor ‘Oumuamua Can Teach Us, NASA)
OCD is characterised by unwanted intrusive thoughts and repetitive rituals and causes pronounced impairment in everyday life.
(Deep brain stimulation may significantly improve OCD symptoms, University of Cambridge)
“What surprised us the most was that the findings of the study showed the effects were most pronounced among obese children,” Bose said.
(Vitamin D may protect against pollution-associated asthma symptoms in obese children, National Institutes of Health)
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