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Recent Examples of highlighted
Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
The highlighted business is a past winner of a Community Choice Award, and this spotlight was created with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI), using the business’s website, Yelp reviews and online map listings as sources.
—Community's Choice Awards, jsonline.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Her highlighted brunette tresses were styled in a middle part.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
Iowa history is the focus of our highlighted article this week.
—Kim Norvell, Des Moines Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
When Biden dropped out and Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee, pundits highlighted that influencers were now molding the cultural conversation across the country.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The relationship was also strategically important, highlighted by New Delhi’s investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port, which gives New Delhi access to Afghanistan and Central Asia without passing through Pakistan.
—Amitoj Singh, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
One viral TikTok highlighted how ballet and opera tickets are expensive—while movie tickets are cheap.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
Madsen’s Lincoln collection is equally as expansive, highlighted by an original flag from Lincoln’s 1860 campaign.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
The press statement also highlighted the work by Mayo Clinic Platform, which develops new digital tools using artificial intelligence and patient records.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
The 2025 review highlighted significant gaps between public perception and scientific evidence regarding cannabis' effectiveness for most medical conditions.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Washington Commanders The Commanders were busy on day one of free agency, highlighted by their work to strengthen the trenches.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Adjective
Tap or click a highlighted area for details.
—Star-Telegram Weather Bot, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 7 Mar. 2026
The highlighted business is a past winner of a Community Choice Award, and this spotlight was created with the assistance of Artificial Intelligence (AI), using the business’s website, Yelp reviews and online map listings as sources.
—Community's Choice Awards, jsonline.com, 7 Mar. 2026
Her highlighted brunette tresses were styled in a middle part.
—Hannah Malach, InStyle, 23 Feb. 2026
Iowa history is the focus of our highlighted article this week.
—Kim Norvell, Des Moines Register, 29 Jan. 2026
Verb
Earlier in the school year, BPS officials highlighted gains in chronic absenteeism — defined as students missing 10% or more of school days a year — across nearly all grade levels and student groups in the 2024-25 year from the previous year.
—Grace Zokovitch, Boston Herald, 10 Mar. 2026
When Biden dropped out and Kamala Harris became the Democratic nominee, pundits highlighted that influencers were now molding the cultural conversation across the country.
—Jay Stahl, USA Today, 10 Mar. 2026
The relationship was also strategically important, highlighted by New Delhi’s investment in Iran’s Chabahar Port, which gives New Delhi access to Afghanistan and Central Asia without passing through Pakistan.
—Amitoj Singh, CNBC, 10 Mar. 2026
One viral TikTok highlighted how ballet and opera tickets are expensive—while movie tickets are cheap.
—Chris Murphy, Vanity Fair, 10 Mar. 2026
Madsen’s Lincoln collection is equally as expansive, highlighted by an original flag from Lincoln’s 1860 campaign.
—Sean Krofssik, Hartford Courant, 9 Mar. 2026
The press statement also highlighted the work by Mayo Clinic Platform, which develops new digital tools using artificial intelligence and patient records.
—Forum News Service, Twin Cities, 9 Mar. 2026
The 2025 review highlighted significant gaps between public perception and scientific evidence regarding cannabis' effectiveness for most medical conditions.
—Khloe Quill, FOXNews.com, 9 Mar. 2026
Washington Commanders The Commanders were busy on day one of free agency, highlighted by their work to strengthen the trenches.
—Sportsday Staff, Dallas Morning News, 9 Mar. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for highlighted
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Wasserman Schultz emphasized that her biggest concern is the dark web, where networks of predators buy and sell child pornography while evading detection.—
Shira Moolten,
Sun Sentinel,
10 Mar. 2026
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Lilienthal emphasized that robots require physical, real-world data to understand movement and interaction with objects.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
10 Mar. 2026
Adjective
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The top-line stereo system is packaged with a half-dozen options, including head-up display and various illuminated badges and other accoutrements.—
James Raia,
Mercury News,
10 Mar. 2026
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From out of nowhere, bands of light form an illuminated rectangle around the car, light emanating from some unknown source suspended in the air.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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The 2020 Democratic presidential primary, the party's last open nominating contest, featured a rush to the left as candidates raced to embrace far-reaching ideas including Medicare-for-all, the Green New Deal and aggressive taxes on billionaires.—
JEFF STEIN THE WASHINGTON POST,
Arkansas Online,
6 Mar. 2026
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All products featured on Vogue are independently selected by our editors.—
Conçetta Ciarlo,
Vogue,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Mao Ning, a spokeswoman for China’s foreign ministry, stressed the importance of the strait for trade and urged an immediate ceasefire.—
John Liu,
CNN Money,
4 Mar. 2026
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The report then stressed the need for the diocese to abandon the practice of requiring victims to take polygraph tests and to stop refusing to investigate third-party complaints about priests.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
4 Mar. 2026
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“Highlighted.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/highlighted. Accessed 11 Mar. 2026.
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