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as in highlighted
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories
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as in reinforced
to make more apparent
that huge belt buckle only emphasizes his big gut
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Recent Examples of emphasized
Shira Moolten, Sun Sentinel, 10 Mar. 2026
Lilienthal emphasized that robots require physical, real-world data to understand movement and interaction with objects.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2026
Organizers emphasized that they are trained in deescalation and the event is meant to be a nonviolent protest.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
But airport officials emphasized access fees are assessed to the companies, not customers or drivers, and pointed out that LAX hadn’t increased its fees since Uber and Lyft began operating there in 2015.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Teacher pay Community members have emphasized increasing teacher pay and retaining experienced educators as priorities, district leaders said Tuesday.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The company emphasized that a long period of deliberation between the artist, the group and management preceded the announcement.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
It should be emphasized that neither sunglasses, telescopes, nor binoculars will protect against the type of eye damage that could ultimately result in blindness when a person, however briefly, looks directly into the sun's rays.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Digital campaigns help keep historical injustices visible long after official reports are released – a key element in long-term prevention strategies emphasized by the United Nations.
—Arnaud Kurze, The Conversation, 9 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
Lilienthal emphasized that robots require physical, real-world data to understand movement and interaction with objects.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 10 Mar. 2026
Organizers emphasized that they are trained in deescalation and the event is meant to be a nonviolent protest.
—Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 10 Mar. 2026
But airport officials emphasized access fees are assessed to the companies, not customers or drivers, and pointed out that LAX hadn’t increased its fees since Uber and Lyft began operating there in 2015.
—Los Angeles Times, 10 Mar. 2026
Teacher pay Community members have emphasized increasing teacher pay and retaining experienced educators as priorities, district leaders said Tuesday.
—Rebecca Noel, Charlotte Observer, 10 Mar. 2026
The company emphasized that a long period of deliberation between the artist, the group and management preceded the announcement.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
It should be emphasized that neither sunglasses, telescopes, nor binoculars will protect against the type of eye damage that could ultimately result in blindness when a person, however briefly, looks directly into the sun's rays.
—Joe Rao, Space.com, 10 Mar. 2026
Digital campaigns help keep historical injustices visible long after official reports are released – a key element in long-term prevention strategies emphasized by the United Nations.
—Arnaud Kurze, The Conversation, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphasized
Adjective
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The intensified drought, linked to lower-than-average rainfall, has triggered widespread food insecurity, crop failures, livestock losses, food price increases and displacement.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
24 Feb. 2026
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The team’s emergence coincides with a period of intensified controversy for Israel in international competition, marked by boycotts and sanctions tied to the humanitarian consequences of the war in Gaza.—
Denny Alfonso,
New York Times,
5 Feb. 2026
Verb
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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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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
Adjective
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Luminescent in-fill on the hands and markers provides enhanced visibility in low-light conditions.—
Andrew P. Collins,
The Drive,
12 Mar. 2026
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The enhanced powerline safety settings mean that when power goes off due to a line fault.—
Alan Gionet,
CBS News,
12 Mar. 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
Verb
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For members of Congress, the moment underscored how marginal a role Congress has been able to play in a war that, two weeks in, has spread into more than a dozen neighboring countries, led to the deaths of at least 13 American service members and cost billions of dollars.—
Ana Ceballos
Follow,
Los Angeles Times,
15 Mar. 2026
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But the decision to proceed with the mass demonstration attended by some senior government officials and Israel's threat underscored the fierce determination on both sides of a war that has rattled the global economy and shows no sign of letting up.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
14 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The da Vinci system gives surgeons a magnified view and robotic hands that never shake, enabling very precise surgical maneuvers.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
5 July 2022
Verb
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Two years later, that number has more than doubled, with more than 150 Latin music acts featured at the iconic festival, now in its 40th year.—
Andrea Flores,
Los Angeles Times,
13 Mar. 2026
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Their artwork will also be featured at Sunset Flip, an exhibition in the Miami Design District, curated by NADA board member Adam Abdalla in partnership with Nina Johnson.—
James Varsallone,
Miami Herald,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Emphasized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emphasized. Accessed 17 Mar. 2026.
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