italicized

verb

past tense of italicize
as in emphasized
to make more apparent high-definition television italicizes every line and wrinkle in an actor's face

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Recent Examples of italicized Today’s Theme There are six long entries in this theme set, at 23-, 33-, 55-, 66-, 87- and 107-Across; all of their clues are italicized and in quotes. — Caitlin Lovinger, New York Times, 11 July 2026 That should count, underlined and italicized in bold. — Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for italicized
  1. emphasized
  2. reinforced
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  • But no election date has been set, as opposition leader María Corina Machado emphasized in her own remarks shortly afterwards.
    — Shelby Talcott, semafor.com, 2 Nov. 2026
  • Both the Hesburgh Commission report in the early 1980s and the Jordan Commission report in the late 1990s emphasized the need for civic and social assimilation of immigrants.
    — Mia Cathell, The Washington Examiner, 30 Oct. 2026
Definition of emphasized
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  • Some 5,300 were asked to track awareness, favorability and brand associations with Kansas City, and the results reinforced to KC2026 CEO Pam Kramer the region’s ability to outperform expectations.
    — Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 29 Oct. 2026
  • The international messaging has been reinforced by communist organizations that make no secret of their revolutionary objectives, using the dockworkers' campaign to advance a broader political struggle against capitalism.
    — Asra Q. Nomani, FOXNews.com, 29 Oct. 2026
Definition of reinforced

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“Italicized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/italicized. Accessed 4 Nov. 2026.

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