1
as in highlights
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories
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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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Use Natural Materials A natural stone wall-mount sink in a bathroom highlights the use of earthy materials.—
Kathy Barnes,
Better Homes & Gardens,
1 Nov. 2025
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The plea—legally impossible but symbolically potent—highlights the limits of judicial authority over prison placements, the strain of the mental health crises inside the federal system, and the uneasy intersection between acts of political violence and debates about personal autonomy at life’s end.—
Robert Alexander,
MSNBC Newsweek,
31 Oct. 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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Ordering takeaway or getting a catering service is also an option if the thought of cooking stresses you out.—
Essence,
Essence,
4 Nov. 2025
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This is not music therapy, Addy stresses.—
Matthew Kayser,
USA Today,
3 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
Verb
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Besides the classic plaid pattern, the blanket also features tassels around the edge for an elevated flair.—
Alicia Geigel,
Southern Living,
4 Nov. 2025
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The Opera heel features a similar silhouette to the ankle boots, except it’s designed in the style of an ankle strap pump.—
Karla Rodriguez,
Footwear News,
3 Nov. 2025
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This approach enhances production efficiency, cinematic quality and creative flexibility.—
Jazz Tangcay,
Variety,
3 Nov. 2025
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These drones can combine echolocation with inertial and other sensor data through the use of sensor fusion, which enhances situational awareness and navigation dependability in challenging circumstances.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
2 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
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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 8 Nov. 2025.
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