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 That should count, underlined and italicized in bold. — Miami Herald, 30 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for italicized
  1. emphasized
  2. reinforced
Verb
  • From as early as April, Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy has emphasized the importance of ensuring that the country’s energy and infrastructure facilities are fully operational and reliably protected for the next heating season.
    — Sam Meredith, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026
  • While recent observations sparked excitement over possible biosignature gases, subsequent analyses have emphasized that no evidence of extraterrestrial life has been confirmed.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 2 Aug. 2026
Definition of emphasized
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  • The experience reinforced her belief that the profession itself was never the problem.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 1 Aug. 2026
  • Living and working across Southeast Asia reinforced early on in his career that there is no universal definition of exclusivity in luxury and what creates meaning for one guest may be entirely different for another.
    — Jeetendr Sehdev, Forbes.com, 1 Aug. 2026
Definition of reinforced

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“Italicized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/italicized. Accessed 6 Aug. 2026.

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