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pronounce

[pruh-nouns] / prəˈnaʊns /




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It means probable, but someone had to make it sound fancy and almost impossible to pronounce.

From The Wall Street Journal • Feb. 26, 2026

Silverblatt was shy and too embarrassed to speak during class because of his inability to clearly pronounce the letter “L,” which appears three times in his own name.

From Los Angeles Times • Feb. 15, 2026

Jessie Stride, another contestant on this series of The Traitors, has a stammer and spoke on the show about struggling to pronounce her own name.

From BBC • Jan. 22, 2026

We should nurture them as an occasionally irresponsible group that can go against the grain of society and pronounce hard truths.

From Salon • Nov. 1, 2025

Oh, I was a bossy little thing, even though I couldn’t pronounce my gs properly!

From "Courage to Soar" by Simone Biles