as in stresses
a special notice or importance given to something
a prep school with a long-established emphasis on sports
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Recent Examples of emphases
With his dweeby air, pretensions and position at the helm of an active production, Arthur is the Liz Lemon of this setup, but with the emphases reversed.
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Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Congressional committees have pushed back, proposing funding at current levels (albeit with different allocations and emphases).
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
These tendencies come with various emphases and obsessions, but the differences matter less than the common project.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
His emphases rarely translated from meeting rooms and press conferences onto the field.
—Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct. 2025
The poem dismisses prevailing emphases on externals, stressing instead the formative powers of one’s inner being.
—Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Alison Herman, Variety, 23 Feb. 2026
Congressional committees have pushed back, proposing funding at current levels (albeit with different allocations and emphases).
—David A. Brenner, San Diego Union-Tribune, 22 Dec. 2025
These tendencies come with various emphases and obsessions, but the differences matter less than the common project.
—George Packer, The Atlantic, 24 Nov. 2025
His emphases rarely translated from meeting rooms and press conferences onto the field.
—Nashville Tennessean, 14 Oct. 2025
The poem dismisses prevailing emphases on externals, stressing instead the formative powers of one’s inner being.
—Daniella Walsh, Oc Register, 18 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphases
Noun
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Much of this shift is attributed to outside stresses like geopolitical issues and the rise of AI technology.—
Devika Rao,
TheWeek,
27 Mar. 2026
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This is compounded by what researchers describe as the invisible web of psychosocial, physical, and disease-related stresses that women disproportionately carry.—
Allison Palmer,
Charlotte Observer,
20 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Remove from the oven and lift out the weights and the foil.—
Georgeanne Brennan,
Mercury News,
26 Mar. 2026
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People feel different weights and tides in life.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
26 Mar. 2026
Noun
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For Intelligence, the new focuses are real-time device telemetry, with Intel Device IQ (more about that below) able to detect issues and trigger local AI for remediation.—
John Burek,
PC Magazine,
25 Mar. 2026
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One of the main focuses of competition the team’s spring training could have essentially been a moot point.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Only 2200 of them remain, having staved off swells of economic uncertainty, retaining their Irish accents and ways of life.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
2 Apr. 2026
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Clay vases, red rugs and white stone accents adorn the space.—
Jenna Thompson
April 1,
Kansas City Star,
1 Apr. 2026
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“Emphases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emphases. Accessed 3 Apr. 2026.
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