1
as in focus
a special notice or importance given to something
a prep school with a long-established emphasis on sports
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2
as in intensity
the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)
the emphasis with which my parents issued the warning about smoking left no doubt that they were serious
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Recent Examples of emphasis
The tariffs also place more emphasis on repair and looking after your phone, as Ricky Panesar, founder of repair specialists iCorrect.co.uk, explained to me.
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Here, Glenn Kaufman, chairman and chief executive officer, discusses the company’s history, its emphasis on service, tariffs and the future of the used camera market.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
In the United States, newspaper columnists welcomed his emphasis on markets and efficiency.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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Janhoi McGregor, Forbes.com, 1 May 2025
Here, Glenn Kaufman, chairman and chief executive officer, discusses the company’s history, its emphasis on service, tariffs and the future of the used camera market.
—Arthur Zaczkiewicz, Footwear News, 30 Apr. 2025
In the United States, newspaper columnists welcomed his emphasis on markets and efficiency.
—Andrew Marantz, New Yorker, 28 Apr. 2025
Presented as an academic study of destructively codependent telepaths, Stereo is basically a dry run to the later Scanners, emphasis on the dry.
—A.a. Dowd, Vulture, 28 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphasis
Noun
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Bluesky is a decentralized social media platform developed as an alternative to Twitter (now X), with a focus on transparency, user control, and open-source protocols.—
Mohammed Soliman,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Apr. 2025
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Fabien Westerhoff will take on the executive role of Managing Director of the theatrical film division bringing together the complementary strengths of both companies, with a strategic market focus on animation, family entertainment, and genre cinema.—
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
29 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The challenge isn't new, but the intensity is unprecedented.—
Tomás O’Leary,
Forbes.com,
29 Apr. 2025
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There’s some intensity brewing now too, as power-hungry planet Pluto stations retrograde on May 4 in your sign.—
Nina Kahn,
StyleCaster,
28 Apr. 2025
Noun
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The caregiver partner can feel a consistent stress to keep it together during that time, which can last decades.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
1 May 2025
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Big producers like Jack Daniel’s are also feeling the stress, but the biggest challenges are hitting the little guys.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
30 Apr. 2025
Noun
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But Trump's may hold more weight Under the Constitution, Congress has the power of the purse.—
Danielle Kurtzleben,
NPR,
2 May 2025
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Overweight or obesity: Having a higher body weight increases the pressure on the veins in your legs.—
Sarah Hudgens,
Health,
2 May 2025
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Plus, no matter who's involved, humans have a natural tendency to pay close attention to danger and threats, especially if those threats have lurked without detection for so long.—
Charles Trepany,
USA Today,
10 May 2025
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Alphonse Pierre’s Off the Dome column covers songs, mixtapes, albums, scenes, snippets, movies, Meek Mill tweets, fashion trends—and anything else that catches his attention.—
Alphonse Pierre,
Pitchfork,
9 May 2025
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“Emphasis.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emphasis. Accessed 13 May. 2025.
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