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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
Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The sheriff's office has not released details about what disciplinary action the deputy may face, but emphasized that the findings were the result of an internal review focused on policy compliance and accountability following the escape.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
General manager South Europe Silvia Capozza emphasized that the collection maintains Ecco’s signature quality, and the collaboration was a joint effort between the in-house team and the guest designer.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
And at the time, Lawrence emphasized that her friends kept her sane.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
More to learn Experts emphasized that there is still work to be done to better understand different types of cancers and how to treat them.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
But many of her past associates also emphasized her deep commitment to her own advancement.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Zeug emphasized the system’s readiness.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
This, Johnson emphasized, is now a new season.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Verb
While several market observers emphasized the impact of trade war concerns when explaining the latest movements in risk assets, some analysts noted the influence that leverage had on these price fluctuations.
—Charles Lloyd Bovaird Ii, Forbes.com, 21 Jan. 2026
The sheriff's office has not released details about what disciplinary action the deputy may face, but emphasized that the findings were the result of an internal review focused on policy compliance and accountability following the escape.
—Christopher Harris, CBS News, 20 Jan. 2026
General manager South Europe Silvia Capozza emphasized that the collection maintains Ecco’s signature quality, and the collaboration was a joint effort between the in-house team and the guest designer.
—Andrea Onate, Footwear News, 20 Jan. 2026
And at the time, Lawrence emphasized that her friends kept her sane.
—Desiree Anello, PEOPLE, 20 Jan. 2026
More to learn Experts emphasized that there is still work to be done to better understand different types of cancers and how to treat them.
—The Washington Post, San Diego Union-Tribune, 20 Jan. 2026
But many of her past associates also emphasized her deep commitment to her own advancement.
—Clare Malone, New Yorker, 19 Jan. 2026
Zeug emphasized the system’s readiness.
—Aamir Khollam, Interesting Engineering, 8 Jan. 2026
This, Johnson emphasized, is now a new season.
—Dan Wiederer, New York Times, 7 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphasized
Adjective
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In the run-up to the vote, United Nations rights monitors said Myanmar had witnessed intensified violence, repression and intimidation with civilians being threatened by both the military authorities and armed groups opposing them.—
Ross Adkin,
CNN Money,
27 Dec. 2025
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The denial comes amid intensified fighting in southern Ukraine, where Russian troops have sought to push forward in recent weeks.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
4 Dec. 2025
Verb
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Harari highlighted three characteristics that, in his view, make AI unlike previous tools.—
Bernard Marr,
Forbes.com,
21 Jan. 2026
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Even as the White House keeps military options on the table for Greenland, the president highlighted his efforts to end wars overseas.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
21 Jan. 2026
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The experience also reinforced Madsen’s belief in the power of social media.—
Jordan Greene,
PEOPLE,
8 Jan. 2026
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This, in turn, reinforced Webster’s own initial claim about his fight with the MPD cop—that Rathbun had provoked the encounter by striking him in the head, then lied about it to counter Webster’s righteous assertion of self-defense, resulting in his wrongful conviction.—
Jamie Thompson,
The Atlantic,
6 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Because of the enhanced alert, the Office of Emergency Management has opened multiple warming centers throughout the city.—
Bill Kelly,
CBS News,
23 Jan. 2026
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Other states have taken measures to shore up financial assistance, due specifically to the expiration of enhanced federal subsidies.—
Greg Iacurci,
CNBC,
23 Jan. 2026
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Organizers stressed the event was not a formal public meeting but allowed residents to ask questions at an open microphone, warning the session would continue only if the crowd remained orderly.—
Eva Andersen,
CBS News,
22 Jan. 2026
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Abid Jamal Sheikh, a senior rescue official, also said the body parts could belong to more than a dozen people, but stressed that official confirmation was pending.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
22 Jan. 2026
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The urgency of their missing is underscored by startling numbers uncovered in our CBS Data Team investigation, which found that in 2025 domestic violence accounted for 26% of all violent crimes in Chicago.—
Marissa Perlman,
CBS News,
7 Jan. 2026
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The numbers only underscored the irony.—
Jonathan Taplin,
Rolling Stone,
7 Jan. 2026
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Playing 18 games will only dilute each Sunday and bring more meaningless football, like our Week 18 slate this season that featured just three games of real consequence.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
23 Jan. 2026
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It was led by Brian Eno and featured contributions from the biggest names in music at the time, including Oasis, Blur, Radiohead, Massive Attack, Portishead, Sinéad O’Connor, Paul McCartney and Paul Weller.—
Ellise Shafer,
Variety,
22 Jan. 2026
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While there truly are lots of things going right at Everton at the moment, the Brentford game underlined some of what still needs to be fixed.—
Greg O'Keeffe,
New York Times,
5 Jan. 2026
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The fragility of the new agreement was underlined by Thailand's Defense Ministry spokesperson Surasant Kongsiri in a news briefing after Saturday's signing.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Dec. 2025
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“Emphasized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emphasized. Accessed 24 Jan. 2026.
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