italicizing

verb

present participle of italicize
as in emphasizing
to make more apparent high-definition television italicizes every line and wrinkle in an actor's face

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Recent Examples of italicizing And the notes that accompany the sermons in outline form are strikingly similar to those Bickle provided for years, even down to the practice of boldfacing, italicizing and underlining certain points. — Judy L. Thomas, Kansas City Star, 20 Apr. 2026 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. — Dave Smith, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for italicizing
  1. emphasizing
  2. reinforcing
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  • Lin entered with a red pen and a machete, the lore goes, in hopes of emphasizing quality over quantity.
    — Matt Donnelly, Variety, 20 Oct. 2026
  • Genres, in that sense, also feels refreshing, emphasizing actual books and tactile media at a cultural moment when AI is often dominating conversations.
    — Todd Martens, Los Angeles Times, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of emphasizing
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  • The event highlights Greece’s efforts to enhance its maritime strike capabilities while reinforcing its strategic partnership with Israel amid an increasingly complex security environment in the Eastern Mediterranean.
    — Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The proposal came days after Kim Jong Un's powerful sister visited front-line areas where North Korean troops are reinforcing the border.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of reinforcing

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“Italicizing.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/italicizing. Accessed 27 Oct. 2026.

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