emphasizing

verb

present participle of emphasize
1
as in highlighting
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories

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2
as in reinforcing
to make more apparent that huge belt buckle only emphasizes his big gut

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Recent Examples of emphasizing The question definitively answered here is whether more schools should be emphasizing project learning over rote memorization and teaching to the test. — Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 7 July 2026 Companies must also encourage responsible experimentation, allowing employees to explore AI's potential, and critically, address fears about job displacement or misuse through open dialogue, emphasizing unique human skills. — Bernard Marr, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026 Asked during a Thursday press briefing about reports of the meetings with Cabello, Barrett declined to address the encounters directly, instead emphasizing the administration’s humanitarian response and broader strategy for Venezuela. — Antonio María Delgado, Miami Herald, 7 July 2026 Tennessee Senate Democratic Leader Raumesh Akbari and Chairwoman London Lamar, both of Memphis, issued joint statement expressing their sympathy and emphasizing the need for transparency during the investigation. — Travis Loller, ABC News, 6 July 2026 That was despite intensifying heat that Cage and the communications team would make a point of emphasizing on-site and in messaging. — Kansas City Star, 30 June 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphasizing
  1. highlighting
  2. reinforcing
  3. stressing
  4. deepening
  5. featuring
  6. underscoring
  7. enhancing
  8. underlining
Verb
  • For instance, Airbus alone ended 2025 with a backlog of 8,754 commercial aircraft, highlighting just how far demand has outpaced production capacity.
    — Rupendra Brahambhatt, Interesting Engineering, 5 July 2026
  • Following meetings with management, RBC Capital analyst Gregory Pardy reaffirmed a buy rating on Ovintiv stock with a price target of $70, highlighting that the stock is on RBC's Global Energy Best Ideas List.
    — Tipranks.com Staff, CNBC, 5 July 2026
Definition of highlighting
Verb
  • Doctors in other parts of Venezuela and abroad have stepped up to volunteer for telehealth services, while other aid groups have focused on reinforcing primary care providers and mobile clinics.
    — Durrie Bouscaren, NPR, 8 July 2026
  • Yet rather than reinforcing Gatorade’s performance credentials, the sponsorship has positioned the brand at the centre of debates around commercialization.
    — Mark Faithfull, Forbes.com, 8 July 2026
Definition of reinforcing
Verb
  • Baking soda desiccates plant leaves by removing moisture from the foliage, stressing the plant and ultimately resulting in death.
    — Madeline Buiano, Martha Stewart, 4 July 2026
  • Richard Fawal of Voxtopica developed a framework to guide these organizations, stressing the importance of understanding audience behavior and creating engaging content, rather than merely repurposing existing materials.
    — Frank Racioppi, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
Definition of stressing
Verb
  • Trump later dropped it, but still threatened tariffs against those who opposed his grab — deepening the rift.
    — Kevin Liptak, CNN Money, 7 July 2026
  • Europe’s strategic periphery is not only integral to European security but is actively deepening transatlantic tensions and sharpening intra-European divisions.
    — Galip Dalay, Time, 7 July 2026
Definition of deepening
Verb
  • Lightweight and featuring multiple pockets, the pants are comfortable and practical, also offering a partially elastic waistband and an adjustable bottom hem.
    — Caroline Hughes, Travel + Leisure, 8 July 2026
  • Welcome to the Daily Open newsletter, a special edition featuring a dispatch from CNBC Presenter Steve Sedgwick in Ankara, Turkey, on the contentious NATO Summit.
    — Steve Sedgwick,Leonie Kidd, CNBC, 8 July 2026
Definition of featuring
Verb
  • The blaze comes amid Western Europe’s third punishing heat wave this summer, fueling deadly fires in Spain and France and underscoring scientists’ findings that the continent is warming twice as fast as the global average.
    — Sergio Rodrigo, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • Taiwanese officials have previously said the radar has monitored People’s Liberation Army missile launches into waters east of Taiwan, underscoring its role in tracking regional military activity.
    — Jijo Malayil, Interesting Engineering, 10 July 2026
Definition of underscoring
Verb
  • This includes improving roads, expanding transit options, enhancing pedestrian and bicycle safety, and creating more connectivity between neighborhoods, employment centers, and communities.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
  • As a result, financial institutions and their technology partners are preparing now by building more flexible compliance programs, enhancing underwriting capabilities, and developing products that create deeper customer relationships.
    — Peter Su, Forbes.com, 10 July 2026
Definition of enhancing
Verb
  • All of those firms have more than $10 billion of assets under management Gebendorfer says, underlining the firm’s determination to work with large and complex private markets operators.
    — David Prosser, Forbes.com, 30 June 2026
  • Beyond these three greenlights, Safran, Register and Girardi shared updates on both adult, young adult and kids upcoming tv series, underlining the strong commitment both studios have in bringing DC characters to global audiences of all ages.
    — Kevin Giraud, Variety, 25 June 2026
Definition of underlining

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