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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
Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
There’s a sense of play to the film’s creeping horror, and it’s accentuated by Chastain’s droll turn.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Cher accentuated her look with balloon trousers, styling the flowing pants to juxtapose the structured frame of the blazer.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
With Lopez and Antetokounmpo serving as the backbone of the defense in Portis’ first five seasons in Milwaukee, the Bucks often leaned into a defensive scheme that accentuated their strengths.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
This way, the bag is deliberately accentuated and becomes the focal point of your outfit.
—Nils Doose, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers boast several pitchers capable of four to seven innings of dominance— watch out for Shohei Ohtani — and home run power that’s accentuated in October.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
While the benefits of the SALT deduction had long been skewed toward higher-income taxpayers, that distribution was accentuated after 2017.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Every detail in the darkest shadows and brightest highlights is retained and accentuated by HDR's enhancement of the dynamic range.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Verb
The collapse of the Soviet Union, in 1991, only accentuated their hardships.
—Julia Ioffe, New Yorker, 19 Oct. 2025
There’s a sense of play to the film’s creeping horror, and it’s accentuated by Chastain’s droll turn.
—Tim Grierson, Vulture, 17 Oct. 2025
Cher accentuated her look with balloon trousers, styling the flowing pants to juxtapose the structured frame of the blazer.
—Julia Teti, Footwear News, 16 Oct. 2025
With Lopez and Antetokounmpo serving as the backbone of the defense in Portis’ first five seasons in Milwaukee, the Bucks often leaned into a defensive scheme that accentuated their strengths.
—Eric Nehm, New York Times, 10 Oct. 2025
This way, the bag is deliberately accentuated and becomes the focal point of your outfit.
—Nils Doose, Glamour, 5 Oct. 2025
The Dodgers boast several pitchers capable of four to seven innings of dominance— watch out for Shohei Ohtani — and home run power that’s accentuated in October.
—Tom Krasovic, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Sep. 2025
While the benefits of the SALT deduction had long been skewed toward higher-income taxpayers, that distribution was accentuated after 2017.
—Joseph Thorndike, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
Every detail in the darkest shadows and brightest highlights is retained and accentuated by HDR's enhancement of the dynamic range.
—Matt Emma, USA Today, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for accentuated
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Yet even as some states have a lower bar for the ultra-wealthy, wealth itself is becoming more concentrated, leaving most Americans further behind.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
3 Nov. 2025
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Strong winds also are expected to lash the West Coast as an atmospheric river (a corridor of concentrated moisture in the atmosphere, sometimes called a tropical plume) arrives on Friday.—
Anna Skinner,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 2025
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Pakko said Arkansas has seen slow economic growth from 2021-23 but highlighted the state's low cost of living.—
Sydney Sasser,
Arkansas Online,
7 Nov. 2025
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Researchers also highlighted that the synergistic effect of K⁺ and C3N4 reduces electrostatic interactions and lowers the Zn2+ diffusion barrier.—
Prabhat Ranjan Mishra,
Interesting Engineering,
6 Nov. 2025
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The debate in Cincinnati intensified when City Manager Sheryl Long placed Police Chief Teresa Theetge on leave in October and hired a law firm to investigate her job performance.—
Patricia Gallagher Newberry,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
4 Nov. 2025
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Twenty other areas in Darfur and Kordofan, where fighting has intensified in recent months, are also at risk of famine, according to the IPC.—
NPR,
NPR,
3 Nov. 2025
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Kate Crawford, professor at the University of Southern California and co-founder of the AI Now Institute, has emphasized the nature of AI as an extractive and exploitative industry.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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His platform emphasized issues like public safety, affordable housing, healthcare and fighting antisemitism — with a more centrist stance compared to Mamdani.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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Robinson faces a top charge of aggravated murder, which carries the potential death penalty.—
Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
27 Oct. 2025
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Tyler Robinson, 22, was arrested in connection with the fatal shooting and arraigned on Sept. 16 on seven felony charges, including aggravated murder, felony discharge of a firearm, obstruction of justice and witness tampering.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Toronto had stressed Snell in the first inning.—
Andy McCullough,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 2025
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The Kruppas were instructed to bring $50 to each visit and, Laurie stressed, they were told the donor sperm would come from a resident in the university’s medical school.—
Chelsea Bailey,
CNN Money,
25 Oct. 2025
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Every element of this show is equally heightened and untethered from anything resembling reality, and the only actor who rises to meet that moment is Paulson.—
Tom Smyth,
Vulture,
4 Nov. 2025
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Council members call for more transparency Concerns among the community about the bayou deaths heightened when McKissic and others were unexplainably found dead within weeks of each other.—
Dalia Faheid,
CNN Money,
27 Oct. 2025
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In the material world, this company reinforced the wall blocking every path to climate stabilization.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
5 Nov. 2025
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China’s most powerful Communist leader in decades has built a reputation reinforced by state media during his 12-year rule as a serious and steady hand.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Accentuated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accentuated. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.
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