emphasized 1 of 2

adjective

as in intensified

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emphasized

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verb

past tense of emphasize
1
as in highlighted
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories

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2
as in reinforced
to make more apparent that huge belt buckle only emphasizes his big gut

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Recent Examples of emphasized
Verb
Their ensuing correspondence with the department began politely but devolved into threats and demands emphasized in italic type. — Barton Gellman, New Yorker, 25 Oct. 2026 The researchers emphasized that expanding underground CO₂ storage will be essential to meet international climate goals. — Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026 Lula has instead emphasized multilateralism, ties with the Global South and China — Brazil’s largest export market — and his resistance to Trump’s tariff measures as a defense of national sovereignty. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 The neurologist emphasized that patients should feel comfortable asking questions and getting a second opinion. — Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 24 Oct. 2026 During earlier bouts of market volatility, Roeslani emphasized that recent sharp pullbacks should be viewed as strategic long term buying opportunities. — CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026 Vasarhelyi also emphasized the fact that each documentary subject is a different person with their own unique story to tell. — Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 23 Oct. 2026 Unlike past rallies, Edly-Allen said Indivisible Northeast Lake County emphasized the nonpartisan flavor of Saturday’s event. — Steve Sadin, Chicago Tribune, 18 Oct. 2026 In emails to the city, Open Doors emphasized that the organization provides services to people who experience disability conditions, including ones related to substance use and mental health. — Chris Higgins, Kansas City Star, 18 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphasized
  1. intensified
  2. highlighted
  3. reinforced
  4. enhanced
  5. stressed
  6. underscored
  7. magnified
  8. featured
Adjective
  • The news comes amid a spike in investor interest in clinical skin care; a rise in the number of aesthetic procedures; and an intensified focus on wellness following the pandemic.
    — Footwear News, Footwear News, 8 Oct. 2026
  • From territorial defense to corridor security The Mecca agreement emerged as Saudi Arabia and other Gulf states faced intensified missile and drone threats linked to the Iran conflict and Houthi attacks emanating from Yemen.
    — John Calabrese, The Conversation, 29 Sep. 2026
Definition of intensified
Verb
  • South Korean officials have said North Korea's recent border activities have highlighted the Koreas' disagreement over exactly where the military demarcation line lies.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Recent Hamilton campaign ads have highlighted the medical debt story.
    — Nathan Pilling, Kansas City Star, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of highlighted
Verb
  • And the Starshield throttling — which apparently is still in effect — has doubtless reinforced the nation's desire to control its own satellite-communications infrastructure.
    — Mike Wall, Space.com, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Crews excavated an 8-acre basin in the infield to serve as a holding pond, while contractors rebuilt the culverts under the track and reinforced the road leading into it.
    — Abe Streep, ProPublica, 21 Oct. 2026
Definition of reinforced
Adjective
  • The bill imposed new pre-enrollment verification requirements on people buying insurance through the ACA marketplace, and ended enhanced premium tax credits implemented during the pandemic that drove down premiums.
    — Jack Harvel October 25, Kansas City Star, 25 Oct. 2026
  • However, the company’s lobbying skyrocketed 75 percent during the first nine months of 2025 over 2024 levels as Congress debated whether to extend enhanced Obamacare premium subsidies.
    — Megan R. Wilson, Washington Post, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of enhanced
Verb
  • Global energy outlook Executives from both firms stressed the project’s engineering demands.
    — Aman Tripathi, Interesting Engineering, 25 Oct. 2026
  • Sheeran subsequently stressed that the decision to remove Macklemore was not his, writing that it had been made by the promoter and venues.
    — Jessica Lynch, Billboard, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of stressed
Verb
  • Some home runs have their importance underscored by the author taking his time to admire his moon shot and round the base paths, milking every moment.
    — Jacob Lev, CNN Money, 24 Oct. 2026
  • Presenting the documentary beforehand was festival VP Cuauhtémoc Cárdenas Batel who underscored the importance of the screening to help audiences understand such a complex conflict.
    — Anna Marie de la Fuente, Variety, 24 Oct. 2026
Definition of underscored
Adjective
  • Lunar eclipses are also completely safe to view with the naked eye, or even through a pair of binoculars of a telescope, which will offer a magnified view of the moon as Earth's shadow sweeps across its cratered landscape.
    — Anthony Wood, Space.com, 24 Aug. 2026
  • If that foreground star hosts a planet, the planet leaves ripples in the magnified light.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 6 July 2026
Definition of magnified
Verb
  • The Forum, the first of its 35th season, was moderated by journalist Michele Norris, and featured hundreds of high school and college students from across the state.
    — Nick Caito Photo, Hartford Courant, 22 Oct. 2026
  • The album featured the sexy, chicken-scratch funk of the 1970s melted down to something slow and gooey next to early-morning comedown music for a ’90s-style sunrise in the chill-out room.
    — Jack Denton, Vulture, 22 Oct. 2026
Definition of featured

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

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