as in to emphasize
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
according to the TV schedule, this week's "Astronomy Today" highlights the accomplishments of Maria Mitchell
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as in climax
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as in feature
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Recent Examples of highlight
ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
The bold hue highlighted her striking blue eyes—adding an electric pop of color to an otherwise by-the-book beauty routine.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
More significantly, Arozarena’s extreme reaction will go down as an early ABS highlight.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Verb
McKinstry's homer highlighted Detroit's three-run fourth as the Tigers built a 7-1 lead.
—ABC News, 4 Apr. 2026
The bold hue highlighted her striking blue eyes—adding an electric pop of color to an otherwise by-the-book beauty routine.
—Bailey Bujnosek, InStyle, 4 Apr. 2026
Noun
All that work is well and good, but perhaps the highlight for us Earthlings of this day of the mission will be a 20-minute block dedicated to photographing celestial bodies out the windows of the Orion spacecraft.
—Meghan Bartels, Scientific American, 4 Apr. 2026
More significantly, Arozarena’s extreme reaction will go down as an early ABS highlight.
—Peter Sblendorio, New York Daily News, 4 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for highlight
Verb
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Baugh, too, emphasized the generational divide.—
Antonia Hitchens,
New Yorker,
6 Apr. 2026
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This emphasizes the attackers more.—
PJ Green
April 5,
Kansas City Star,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Brian Dutcher flew to Indianapolis on Thursday for the grand climax of the college basketball season.—
Mark Zeigler,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
4 Apr. 2026
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There’s plenty to like about this team despite its recent skid that came at the climax of a historic 10-game winning streak.—
Tim Cowlishaw,
Dallas Morning News,
4 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Trying to reach for that classic creature feature, Cinemascope, old Hollywood vibe.—
Brayden Garcia,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
1 Apr. 2026
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Trump’s image will be a feature of the exterior of the building, with jumbo video screens showing his face in the footage.—
Claire Heddles,
Miami Herald,
31 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Harper also stressed that GPUs are interchangeable.—
April Roach,
CNBC,
6 Apr. 2026
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The Kings came into the game stressing a good start, having been outscored 5-1 in the first period of their previous three outings, and instead face planted to spot the Maple Leafs a 2-0 lead through 20 minutes.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
5 Apr. 2026
Noun
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There’s something about the clincher in a 2-0 win, when the opposition has been pressing for an equaliser with tension mounting as your slender lead starts to look precarious.—
Nick Miller,
New York Times,
16 Mar. 2026
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But the clincher came from Miller.—
Idaho Statesman,
Idaho Statesman,
4 Mar. 2026
Noun
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Stone Mountain Park, one of Georgia's most popular tourist destinations, employs hundreds of workers across attractions, hospitality, and maintenance services.—
CBS News Atlanta digital team,
CBS News,
2 Apr. 2026
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Another attraction to American investors is the English game’s financial chaos, itself exacerbated by the speculative frenzy and dire stakes inherent in promotion/relegation.—
Andrés Martinez,
Fortune,
2 Apr. 2026
Noun
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Below, during the spoiler portion of THR’s recent wide-ranging chat with Radio Silence, Bettinelli-Olpin and Gillett also discuss Gellar’s reaction to her character’s death, as well as the status of a potential trilogy capper.—
Brian Davids,
HollywoodReporter,
23 Mar. 2026
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The Oscar is a capper on Buckley’s pitch-perfect awards run for the nuclear grade tearjerker about grief, mysticism, and the power of motherhood.—
Kate Erbland,
IndieWire,
15 Mar. 2026
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The podcast's premise, built around the mentors and turning points that shape people's lives, gives Begnaud room to go somewhere most celebrity interviews don't.—
H. Alan Scott,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Mar. 2026
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The bank maintained its base case that DRAM pricing will peak around mid-2027, with equity markets likely to discount that turning point roughly a year earlier — meaning in a few months.—
Yun Li,
CNBC,
27 Mar. 2026
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“Highlight.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highlight. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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