1
as in highlights
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories
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2
as in reinforces
to make more apparent
that huge belt buckle only emphasizes his big gut
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Recent Examples of emphasizes
This new approach emphasizes automation and teamwork among machines, focusing on precision instead of relying on large numbers of troops.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
The whole team emphasizes the importance of finding partnerships that are authentic, pointing out that fans and viewers would quickly smell if an artist and content, or an artist and a brand, were forced together for pure financial considerations.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
The director emphasizes the film’s underlying message of hope.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Additionally, the petition emphasizes that roughly 78 percent of Americans speak only English and that music should bridge differences rather than highlight them, expressing frustration over Bad Bunny's comments about audiences needing to learn a different language to enjoy the show.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Detroit musician Gerard Gibbs emphasizes the importance of mentorship and learning from jazz legends, regardless of their origin.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Noé's anxious camera emphasizes their increasing disorientation and anguished confusion.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Hastings emphasizes a balance between private and public access.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
But Alev emphasizes the importance of transparency.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 5 Nov. 2025
The whole team emphasizes the importance of finding partnerships that are authentic, pointing out that fans and viewers would quickly smell if an artist and content, or an artist and a brand, were forced together for pure financial considerations.
—Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 4 Nov. 2025
The director emphasizes the film’s underlying message of hope.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 4 Nov. 2025
Additionally, the petition emphasizes that roughly 78 percent of Americans speak only English and that music should bridge differences rather than highlight them, expressing frustration over Bad Bunny's comments about audiences needing to learn a different language to enjoy the show.
—Adeola Adeosun, MSNBC Newsweek, 3 Nov. 2025
Detroit musician Gerard Gibbs emphasizes the importance of mentorship and learning from jazz legends, regardless of their origin.
—Scott Talley, Freep.com, 2 Nov. 2025
Meanwhile, Noé's anxious camera emphasizes their increasing disorientation and anguished confusion.
—Dennis Perkins, Entertainment Weekly, 31 Oct. 2025
Hastings emphasizes a balance between private and public access.
—Abby Montanez, Robb Report, 29 Oct. 2025
But Alev emphasizes the importance of transparency.
—Kimberly Wilson, Essence, 28 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphasizes
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This week's quiz highlights movie mayhem, decadent desserts and much more.—
Kelly McGreal , Khloe Quill,
FOXNews.com,
9 Nov. 2025
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The suit also highlights the troubled safety record of Boeing’s MD-11 aircraft, calling it one of the most accident-prone commercial planes still in service.—
Alaa Elassar,
CNN Money,
8 Nov. 2025
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Whether the start of a full new chapter for the rapper or a one-off detour, Stardust reinforces the idea that, even newly sober, Brown remains one of the most exciting and least predictable artists in hip-hop.—
Andrew Unterberger,
Billboard,
7 Nov. 2025
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Teaching reinforces your own learning.—
Christopher McFadden,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Nov. 2025
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Hill stresses everything needed to be practical and raw.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
10 Nov. 2025
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McDaniel’s teams are minus-18 in turnover margin in three-and-a-half seasons, and McDaniel stresses that turnovers are the best indicators of who wins football games.—
Omar Kelly
November 7,
Miami Herald,
7 Nov. 2025
Verb
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The move underscores deepening concerns around air travel safety and the operational stability of the national aviation system.—
Deputy News Editor,
MSNBC Newsweek,
6 Nov. 2025
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Mexican President Claudia Sheinbaum will press charges against a man who groped her in public, in a brazen display that experts say underscores the country’s rampant misogyny.—
Tom Chivers,
semafor.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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The memoir also features a foreword by actress and author Mariel Hemingway, and has received early praise from Marianne Williamson and Mel Robbins.—
Carly Tagen-Dye,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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For the white colorway, a contrasting gum sole with a soft suede toe highlights the sneaker, while the black version features a brown distressed tooling.—
Stephen Garner,
Footwear News,
10 Nov. 2025
Verb
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Saab states that this enhances multi-domain situational awareness, enabling naval commanders to make faster, more informed decisions.—
Kapil Kajal,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Nov. 2025
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The buoyant spirit is also aided by Karla Grotting’s effervescent choreography, the Seuss-faithful designs of Tom Butsch and David Kay Mickelsen, and a nine-piece pit orchestra that enhances the moods with some effective musical underpinning beneath the dialogue.—
Rob Hubbard,
Twin Cities,
8 Nov. 2025
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Their inclusion underlines the wider context of the film, provoking the audience to hold these pure and impure images together.—
Jourdain Searles,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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That the impact is so severe and so global underlines the fact that much of web hosting is centralized on Amazon.—
David Remnick,
New Yorker,
20 Oct. 2025
Verb
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The film follows poets Andrea Gibson and Megan Falley as their love deepens, and the couple finds newfound appreciation for the preciousness of life after a terminal illness diagnosis.—
Addie Morfoot,
Variety,
5 Nov. 2025
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So the Barbra connection deepens and deepens.—
Joe Lynch,
Billboard,
5 Nov. 2025
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“Emphasizes.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emphasizes. Accessed 29 Nov. 2025.
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