1
as in highlighting
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories
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2
as in reinforcing
to make more apparent
that huge belt buckle only emphasizes his big gut
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Recent Examples of emphasizing
Heat president Pat Riley made that clear during his annual season-ending news conference on Monday at Kaseya Center, emphasizing his disdain toward tanking for a top draft pick.
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Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Fifteen other states, including Iowa and Missouri, filed a brief emphasizing the importance of preserving access to affordable glyphosate.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The update focuses on a simple approach, emphasizing lifestyle modifications over quick-fix products.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Gregoretti has declined, emphasizing the board’s independence, while Matteo Salvini, the country’s deputy prime minister, also reiterated support for Moscow’s participation.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Keeping younger fans more engaged is crucial, Ricketts said, by making the game quicker and emphasizing star power, not just on his own team but across the league.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The Chinese scientist added that further refinement is ongoing, emphasizing that translating the system into real-world applications will require sustained research and engineering improvements.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
By emphasizing local voices and sustainable operations (the store is 100% solar powered), Antigone preserves Tucson’s rugged soul.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
By emphasizing intelligence over all else, some in Silicon Valley have come to see the body as secondary to the mind.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Anthony Chiang, Miami Herald, 30 Apr. 2026
Fifteen other states, including Iowa and Missouri, filed a brief emphasizing the importance of preserving access to affordable glyphosate.
—Christiana Freitag, Chicago Tribune, 29 Apr. 2026
The update focuses on a simple approach, emphasizing lifestyle modifications over quick-fix products.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 29 Apr. 2026
Gregoretti has declined, emphasizing the board’s independence, while Matteo Salvini, the country’s deputy prime minister, also reiterated support for Moscow’s participation.
—Tessa Solomon, ARTnews.com, 28 Apr. 2026
Keeping younger fans more engaged is crucial, Ricketts said, by making the game quicker and emphasizing star power, not just on his own team but across the league.
—Sportico Staff, Sportico.com, 27 Apr. 2026
The Chinese scientist added that further refinement is ongoing, emphasizing that translating the system into real-world applications will require sustained research and engineering improvements.
—Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 26 Apr. 2026
By emphasizing local voices and sustainable operations (the store is 100% solar powered), Antigone preserves Tucson’s rugged soul.
—Kat Chen, Condé Nast Traveler, 25 Apr. 2026
By emphasizing intelligence over all else, some in Silicon Valley have come to see the body as secondary to the mind.
—Elias Wachtel, The Atlantic, 25 Apr. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphasizing
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Even so, The Pitt‘s 2025 Emmy win for Outstanding Drama Series was a shot in the arm for the hospital genre, highlighting how audiences could respond to gritty storytelling focused on characters working in brutal, relentless circumstances.—
Jesse Whittock,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2026
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Yet, these authors and their peers such as Naomi Schaefer Riley continually shrink this extraordinarily complex problem to outcomes only — framing broken families in deeply dark narratives of horror, highlighting failures and demanding accountability.—
Chicago Tribune,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Between systems, there will still be milder days, but they may be interrupted by additional reinforcing fronts.—
Brandi D. Addison,
USA Today,
30 Apr. 2026
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Nonprofits and civil society groups, for their part, can boost Bang for Buck’s expansion, reinforcing methodology consistency across the manufacturing ecosystem.—
Jasmin Malik Chua,
Footwear News,
30 Apr. 2026
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The same instinct shows up in the lifestyle creator influencer accent, characterized by uptalk and the lengthening and extra stressing on words.—
Rachel Hale,
USA Today,
25 Apr. 2026
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The authors take aim at TRIPS and TRIPS-Plus agreements by stressing the dangers of a colonialism of information that ignores individual countries’ political and economic circumstances.—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
Encyclopedia Britannica,
24 Apr. 2026
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These spillover effects are deepening an arc of instability stretching from Europe to the Middle East, from Africa to Asia.—
Sudarsan Raghavan,
New Yorker,
28 Apr. 2026
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While announcing Jacobson’s hiring, Stagwell said her responsibilities will include expanding ReachTV’s footprint and deepening its content partnerships.—
Sportico Staff,
Sportico.com,
28 Apr. 2026
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On Tuesday, April 28, the singer and rapper shared a post on Instagram featuring multiple snaps from her 38th birthday celebrations, as well as teasing the release date for her upcoming album, Bitch.—
Gabrielle Rockson,
PEOPLE,
29 Apr. 2026
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Through a presentation of music by female composers, pianist Kerbel will explore the musical landscape of the late 19th and early 20th centuries, featuring works by American composers Amy Beach and Florence Price, as well as international compositions by Fanny Mendelssohn Hensel and Lili Boulanger.—
Philip Potempa,
Chicago Tribune,
29 Apr. 2026
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Beyond military use, similar drone technologies are being explored for disaster response, including rapid damage assessment and search missions, underscoring their dual-use value.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
29 Apr. 2026
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This year’s edition drew Adam Scott, Judith Light, Noah Hawley and Leslie Linka Glatter, alongside global pop phenomenon Jisoo, underscoring the festival’s widening cultural reach.—
Elsa Keslassy,
Variety,
28 Apr. 2026
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The expansion is also expected to add more natural light, green space and a new lobby in the hopes of enhancing comfort and care for families, hospital leaders, who touted the tower as a ‘transformative project,’ said on Wednesday.—
Kacen Bayless,
Kansas City Star,
29 Apr. 2026
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Work may need to be repeatedly translated between systems, increasing the effort required for alignment without necessarily enhancing output.—
Matt Emma,
USA Today,
28 Apr. 2026
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And the notes that accompany the sermons in outline form are strikingly similar to those Bickle provided for years, even down to the practice of boldfacing, italicizing and underlining certain points.—
Judy L. Thomas,
Kansas City Star,
20 Apr. 2026
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But the bulk of the growth is expected to come from information technology, set to jump 44%, underlining the sector’s importance to the market, according to FactSet.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
10 Apr. 2026
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“Emphasizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emphasizing. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
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