emphases

plural of emphasis

Example Sentences

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Recent Examples of emphases No doubt many other religious institutions have seized on the World Cup with these and other emphases, including evangelizing and otherwise stressing their uniqueness. Vahe Gregorian july 10, Kansas City Star, 10 July 2026 This resulted in a deliberate shifting of certain emphases, new characters being introduced, and other adjustments. Melanie Goodfellow, Deadline, 30 June 2026 The traditional Quaker emphases of participation and community are embedded in the organization’s structure. Mary Carole McCauley, Baltimore Sun, 28 June 2026 Hill’s behavior in both cases was egregious, but, whatever the technical reasons for the court’s emphases, her interactions with Crosby almost certainly had the greater impact on the verdict, given that Crosby had strong doubts about Murdaugh’s guilt. James Lasdun, New Yorker, 26 May 2026 After Tuesday’s outing, Imai said the pitch clock and differences in scouting report emphases are somewhat to blame for his command issues. Chandler Rome, New York Times, 6 May 2026 The installation ceremony is rooted in centuries of tradition, even as each new archbishop brings distinct emphases and priorities. Encyclopedia Britannica, 25 Mar. 2026 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. 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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphases
Noun
  • Low testosterone is a common feature of Operator Syndrome, a medical phenomenon characterizing the unique stresses of being in the military, which doctors are now seeking to understand.
    Dominique Mosbergen, Time, 17 July 2026
  • One possibility is thermal stresses in the surface ice caused by the slight temperature changes that cause Pluto's volatile materials – among them molecular nitrogen, carbon monoxide and methane – to periodically sublimate and then condense again.
    Keith Cooper, Space.com, 16 July 2026
Noun
  • The full model weights will be released by July 27, 2026, alongside a technical report covering the model’s architecture, training process, and evaluations.
    Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 19 July 2026
  • Being wrong about emissions targets or model weights could cast you on the wrong side of history, in this thinking.
    Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 18 July 2026
Noun
  • Among the focuses will be communication, data, inflation, technology and the Fed's balance sheet.
    Jeff Cox, CNBC, 26 June 2026
  • Beyond family and football, Kane’s two main focuses, golf is the only other hobby that really moves him.
    Jack Pitt-Brooke, New York Times, 23 June 2026
Noun
  • Deep silk rugs, rich green tones, warm wood accents, vintage furnishings and oversized black-and-white Hollywood photography fill the grand-scale rooms, creating spaces that feel both glamorous and inviting.
    Stephanie Giang-Paunon, FOXNews.com, 19 July 2026
  • Another gripe for many is the American accents uniformly applied to these characters from Greek mythology when everyone knows that all the glorious empires of Hollywood speak exclusively in British accents.
    Hannah Abraham, Forbes.com, 18 July 2026

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“Emphases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emphases. Accessed 24 Jul. 2026.

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