as in to emphasize
to make more apparent
high-definition television italicizes every line and wrinkle in an actor's face
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Recent Examples of italicize
Participants are asked to create their models in Excel and they’re also expected to follow industry norms for formatting the models, including for areas like margin sizes and italicizing percentages.
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The skips in time that occur in the play are unnecessarily italicized.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
At 3-, 9- and 18-Down, italicized clues hint at expressions that double as things an acupuncturist may do during a session.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Read the full list of winners (italicized) below.
—Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
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Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
The skips in time that occur in the play are unnecessarily italicized.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 28 Apr. 2025
At 3-, 9- and 18-Down, italicized clues hint at expressions that double as things an acupuncturist may do during a session.
—Sam Corbin, New York Times, 11 Mar. 2025
Read the full list of winners (italicized) below.
—Sophia Pargas, NBC News, 3 Mar. 2025
See All Example Sentences for italicize
Recent Examples of Synonyms for italicize
emphasize
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
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“Italicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/italicize. Accessed 8 Apr. 2026.
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