accent 1 of 2

as in emphasis
a special notice or importance given to something although we dutifully carried binoculars on our bird walk, the accent was on recognizing avifauna by their song

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accent

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verb

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Recent Examples of accent
Noun
At a royal center like Eastry in Kent, many accents might be found as well as different ways of wearing clothing. Duncan Sayer, JSTOR Daily, 2 Oct. 2025 Worn as an accent or a statement, tassels prove that the smallest details can deliver the biggest impacts. Minty Mellon, Vogue, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
In the classic version, refried beans bring a hyper-comforting hit of starch accented by the salty queso duro and crema, whose sheer level of funk rivals that of some fungal cheeses. Bradley Hohulin, IndyStar, 26 Sep. 2025 The 10 bedrooms all come with en-suite bathrooms, and there are multiple living rooms for gathering in smaller groups—ones accented in antique tiles, marble fireplaces, vaulted stone ceilings, and sumptuous couches. Madeline Weinfield, Architectural Digest, 17 Sep. 2025 See All Example Sentences for accent
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Noun
  • The heavy emphasis on port, cognac, and champagne only ramped up that feeling.
    Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 2 Oct. 2025
  • Each week during the NFL season, the brothers Kelce recap the previous weekend’s games, and there’s a special emphasis on the Chiefs and Eagles.
    Pete Grathoff, Kansas City Star, 2 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • When making placements at the Turina James, unlike at the Civic and other CoLEAD shelters, the city is no longer emphasizing Third Avenue clients but instead people from Seattle’s Chinatown-International District.
    Ashley Hiruko, ProPublica, 6 Oct. 2025
  • The event, launched in 1982, celebrates the freedom to read and express ideas and emphasizes the importance of fighting censorship.
    Jennifer Borresen, USA Today, 5 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • For each table, players highlighted in orange are new veteran additions, while players highlighted in green are 2024 first-round picks.
    Law Murray, New York Times, 7 Oct. 2025
  • This year's speed festival highlighted some of the best women in automotive racing.
    Keenan Thompson, Freep.com, 6 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • While there are multiple factors behind these differences, Crew stressed the need to better address these health disparities.
    Dr. Noor Shaik, ABC News, 1 Oct. 2025
  • In order to determine if the intriguing minerals were produced by microbial metabolism or an abiotic process, samples collected by the rover would need to be delivered to Earth for further analysis, team members have stressed.
    Andrew Jones, Space.com, 1 Oct. 2025
Verb
  • His website features photos of him in military uniform, and his campaign logo features a silhouetted Chinook combat helicopter.
    Vivian Jones, Nashville Tennessean, 3 Oct. 2025
  • That’s a far cry from Adidas’ first World Cup ball in 1970, which featured the classic black-and-white color pattern with iconic hexagon shapes throughout.
    Melanie Anzidei, New York Times, 2 Oct. 2025

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“Accent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accent. Accessed 8 Oct. 2025.

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