as in emphasized
to make more apparent
high-definition television italicizes every line and wrinkle in an actor's face
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Kate Crawford, professor at the University of Southern California and co-founder of the AI Now Institute, has emphasized the nature of AI as an extractive and exploitative industry.—
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His platform emphasized issues like public safety, affordable housing, healthcare and fighting antisemitism — with a more centrist stance compared to Mamdani.—
Rachel Treisman,
NPR,
5 Nov. 2025
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In the material world, this company reinforced the wall blocking every path to climate stabilization.—
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China’s most powerful Communist leader in decades has built a reputation reinforced by state media during his 12-year rule as a serious and steady hand.—
Chris Lau,
CNN Money,
4 Nov. 2025
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“Italicized.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/italicized. Accessed 6 Nov. 2025.
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