harps (on)

present tense third-person singular of harp (on)
as in emphasizes
to speak or write about insistently and usually tiresomely there were so many good things about the stage production that it seems churlish to harp on a couple of minor missteps

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  • Rick also emphasizes cost avoidance as a discipline distinct from simple cost-cutting.
    Sixteen Ramos, USA Today, 22 Oct. 2025
  • Paris with a display that emphasizes the poetic potential of materiality.
    Sofia Celeste, Footwear News, 22 Oct. 2025
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  • The company stresses that its organoids, lacking pain receptors and complex brain structures, cannot experience consciousness.
    Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2025
  • The American Kennel Club stresses that keeping a consistent routine is important for dogs at every stage of life.
    Madeline Gunderson, USA Today, 19 Oct. 2025
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“Harps (on).” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/harps%20%28on%29. Accessed 23 Oct. 2025.

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