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as in highlighted
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
let's accentuate the saxophones during this piece by having the sax players stand up
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as in intensified
to make markedly greater in measure or degree
the foul weather merely accentuated my feelings of depression
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as in emphasized
to make more apparent
unfortunately, the new bedspread just accentuates the dinginess of the curtains behind the bed
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Recent Examples of accentuated
Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Scholars such as the ethnomusicologist Michael Fuhr saw K-pop as a reversal of long-standing narratives, especially in pop music, that accentuated the flow of culture from West to East.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Michelle Williams, Vera Wang, 2006 A personal favorite for many is Michelle Williams’s yellow Vera Wang gown, with a plunging neckline accentuated by a feathery bust.
—Esther Zuckerman, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
His play had become more erratic and the Penguins game accentuated that.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Combative shades of red and black created a lava motif on the dress, further accentuated by O’Connor’s makeup and hair.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
Black lace dresses with cutouts and draping that accentuated the body without leaning into too much structure made for a gothic, but somehow still sexy presentation.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The horizontal bands at the waist are smoothing and curve-enhancing, and can be accentuated with a belt to switch things up.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
The 155 guest rooms and suites, freshened up since their rock and roll days, have wood floors with the Hotel Chelsea monogram now inlaid; the sun dapples through ivory eyelet fabric on the windows; and the bathrooms are classically done with light and dark grey marble accentuated by bronze details.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
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Diaz, who has returned to the red carpet circuit in recent weeks while promoting her new Apple TV+ film Outcome, accentuated her features with a deep mauve lip color, a soft smoky eyeshadow, and sculpted cheeks.
—Lara Walsh, InStyle, 15 Mar. 2026
Scholars such as the ethnomusicologist Michael Fuhr saw K-pop as a reversal of long-standing narratives, especially in pop music, that accentuated the flow of culture from West to East.
—Chang Che, New Yorker, 8 Mar. 2026
Michelle Williams, Vera Wang, 2006 A personal favorite for many is Michelle Williams’s yellow Vera Wang gown, with a plunging neckline accentuated by a feathery bust.
—Esther Zuckerman, Vanity Fair, 3 Mar. 2026
His play had become more erratic and the Penguins game accentuated that.
—Scott Powers, New York Times, 2 Mar. 2026
Combative shades of red and black created a lava motif on the dress, further accentuated by O’Connor’s makeup and hair.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 26 Feb. 2026
Black lace dresses with cutouts and draping that accentuated the body without leaning into too much structure made for a gothic, but somehow still sexy presentation.
—Anika Reed, USA Today, 18 Feb. 2026
The horizontal bands at the waist are smoothing and curve-enhancing, and can be accentuated with a belt to switch things up.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 15 Feb. 2026
The 155 guest rooms and suites, freshened up since their rock and roll days, have wood floors with the Hotel Chelsea monogram now inlaid; the sun dapples through ivory eyelet fabric on the windows; and the bathrooms are classically done with light and dark grey marble accentuated by bronze details.
—Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 30 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accentuated
Adjective
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The institute and federal ocean officials say those appendages, called cerata, hold the stinging cells in a concentrated form, making the slug’s sting especially potent.—
Dante Motley,
Austin American Statesman,
11 Mar. 2026
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The planned listing would give public investors a stake in Ackman's investment platform, which oversees a concentrated portfolio of large-cap companies, including Brookfield, Uber and Amazon as of the end of 2025.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
10 Mar. 2026
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Earlier in the school year, BPS officials highlighted gains in chronic absenteeism — defined as students missing 10% or more of school days a year — across nearly all grade levels and student groups in the 2024-25 year from the previous year.—
Grace Zokovitch,
Boston Herald,
10 Mar. 2026
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When Biden dropped out and Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee, pundits highlighted that influencers were now molding the cultural conversation across the country.—
Jay Stahl,
USA Today,
10 Mar. 2026
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The rhetoric intensified Friday as GOP lawmakers responded to the attacks in Michigan and Virginia by urging a halt to all immigration into the United States.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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The mounting toll has intensified concerns over how to counter drone swarms without depleting interceptor stockpiles that cost millions of dollars each to replace.—
Ashley Carnahan,
FOXNews.com,
14 Mar. 2026
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Wasserman Schultz emphasized that her biggest concern is the dark web, where networks of predators buy and sell child pornography while evading detection.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Lilienthal emphasized that robots require physical, real-world data to understand movement and interaction with objects.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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Dodd is facing charges of first-degree murder, home invasion, armed violence, residential burglary and aggravated stalking, according to Oswego police.—
Aurora Beacon-News,
Chicago Tribune,
30 Jan. 2026
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Rodriguez was convicted in 2020 of stalking and aggravated assault.—
Ronald J. Hansen,
AZCentral.com,
29 Jan. 2026
Verb
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Atom Power isn’t pivoting to data centers so much as expanding in the industry, Atom Power leaders stressed.—
Charlotte Observer,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Mar. 2026
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The Denver event, like so much art of the early 2020s, was born of postponements, fits and starts, tests, masks, stressed performers and all the other COVID restrictions and scrambled audience perceptions.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Mar. 2026
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The notion that the town cut a political deal in faraway Tallahassee to honor Trump and silence its own residents has only heightened the furor.—
Sun Sentinel Editorial Board,
Sun Sentinel,
15 Mar. 2026
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Concerns about the team’s safety in Iran heightened when the players didn’t sing the Iranian national anthem before their first match.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
15 Mar. 2026
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Cupp reinforced the appeal of Bravo for an initiative like this given how intense the fandom is around the brand itself, as well as individual shows.—
Cynthia Littleton,
Variety,
15 Mar. 2026
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Security around Jewish schools and other sites was reinforced after an explosion near a synagogue in Liege, Belgium, and a blast that caused a small fire at the entrance of a synagogue in the Dutch port city of Rotterdam on Friday.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
14 Mar. 2026
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“Accentuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accentuated. Accessed 16 Mar. 2026.
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