accentuation

as in emphasis
a special notice or importance given to something the school's accentuation on math skills has resulted in its students being among the highest math scorers in the state

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emphasis
Noun
  • The Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor and Pensions, led by its chairman Sen. Bill Cassidy (R-LA), held an event focused on expanding access to charter schools, with an emphasis on how Congress and the Education Department plan to ensure the schools have sufficient facilities and capital.
    Elaine Mallon, The Washington Examiner, 15 May 2025
  • It’s not lost on them that their specialty has come to represent something increasingly rare: an actual craft with an emphasis on real-world tactility in a moment when digital spurts of blood are becoming the norm.
    Joshua Rothkopf, Los Angeles Times, 14 May 2025
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“Accentuation.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accentuation. Accessed 22 May. 2025.

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