emphasizes

verb

present tense third-person singular of emphasize
1
as in highlights
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories

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

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Recent Examples of emphasizes According to Gatto, the right traditionally emphasizes tougher criminal penalties for aggressors, while the left places greater emphasis on protection and support for victims, including shelters and specialized services. — Alessandra Freitas, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026 The approach—which emphasizes empathy, boundaries, and collaboration over punishment—has drawn a fair share of criticism. — Alex Vance, Parents, 25 Oct. 2026 Shai emphasizes the importance of recognizing these patterns without being too hard on yourself. — Kriti Kumar, Vogue, 24 Oct. 2026 The incident, Sarah emphasizes, happened much earlier in the experiment than viewers may have realized. — Deirdre Durkan, PEOPLE, 23 Oct. 2026 The report emphasizes the need for companies to better understand workforce capabilities, align learning and development with business priorities, and provide timely support so employees have the skills needed to succeed. — Sheryl Estrada, Fortune, 22 Oct. 2026 Weiss-Wolf’s advice emphasizes understanding your options and advocating for better health care, while recognizing that disclosing symptoms or requesting an accommodation can carry risks. — Jo Ann Liguori, Flow Space, 21 Oct. 2026 Amid skyrocketing measles cases, historic death counts, and dropping vaccination rates, public health messaging on the virus often emphasizes its potential harms. — Theresa Gaffney, STAT, 21 Oct. 2026 The Chicago Architecture Foundation emphasizes that photography will not be permitted at the Uptown during Open House Chicago. — Adam Harrington, CBS News, 16 Oct. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphasizes
  1. highlights
  2. reinforces
  3. stresses
  4. underscores
  5. features
  6. enhances
  7. underlines
  8. deepens
Verb
  • The exhibition highlights how trade routes connected the Arabian Gulf, East Africa, India, China, and Southeast Asia through the exchange of spices, pearls, textiles, jewelry, and religious beliefs.
    — Melissa Hancock, Fortune, 21 Oct. 2026
  • However, Breslow’s absolute removal of the department highlights a more profound debate.
    — Syed Ahmad, Forbes.com, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of highlights
Verb
  • His son Gal, 25, was killed fighting in Gaza in December 2023, a loss that reinforces his appeal to voters focused on security.
    — Tal Shalev, CNN Money, 25 Oct. 2026
  • That growing threat reinforces our conviction in cybersecurity as a long-term AI winner.
    — Alexa LoMonaco,Matthew J. Belvedere,Jeff Marks, CNBC, 23 Oct. 2026
Definition of reinforces
Verb
  • The memo stresses that troops are forbidden from using both classified and unclassified but nonpublic information to make trades on platforms like Polymarket and Kalshi.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 22 Oct. 2026
  • Riders without their dragons are as good as dead, and vice versa, which stresses the bond between human and beast formed on Threshing Day.
    — Dessi Gomez, Deadline, 15 Oct. 2026
Definition of stresses
Verb
  • Overall, recent research underscores how policy choices – including taxation and public spending – enabled this 40-year rise in inequality.
    — Markus Schneider, The Conversation, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The project’s decades-long timeline underscores the scope and difficulty of reimplementing an operating system from scratch, and why the project has remained in alpha for so long.
    — Nick Indge, ArsTechnica, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of underscores
Verb
  • The Base-01 features an inflatable exo-frame holding up a weatherproof skin to serve as a transportable, fast-pitching sun shelter, mobile garage, mission control center, and roomy hostel for you and up to nine of your closest friends and allies.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 25 Oct. 2026
  • The property features only three suites and can be rented out as a family or friend holiday house.
    — Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 25 Oct. 2026
Definition of features
Verb
  • The aluminum model enhances the tactile experience with the cool sensation of metal rather than plastic.
    — Will Greenwald, PC Magazine, 21 Oct. 2026
  • This non-precious Ni/Co heterostructure electrode enhances performance and lowers costs in alkaline water electrolysis.
    — Mrigakshi Dixit, Interesting Engineering, 20 Oct. 2026
Definition of enhances
Verb
  • The video, Droney’s directorial debut, was shot in Brooklyn’s Sunset Park and underlines the song’s timely call to hold onto life’s tangible matters with a cast of friends, family, and local couples captured in different phases of their life.
    — Charisma Madarang, Rolling Stone, 20 Oct. 2026
  • President Donald Trump‘s appearance in Youngstown, Ohio, on Monday underlines the Mahoning Valley as a bellwether of whether Democrats can win back the white, working-class voters that have rapidly shifted away from the party in recent years.
    — Naomi Lim, The Washington Examiner, 14 Oct. 2026
Definition of underlines
Verb
  • As Carson and Rapp’s search for Henry deepens, Yaga cuts a jagged (though, at this point, well-trod by shows like Hulu’s Furious or even Netflix’s East of Eden) path through themes of wealth, male entitlement, female rage and the purpose of myth.
    — Angie Han, HollywoodReporter, 20 Oct. 2026
  • The split further deepens among male drinkers to 53 percent to 23 percent in favor of beer.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 19 Oct. 2026
Definition of deepens

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

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