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supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories
that huge belt buckle only emphasizes his big gut
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Sezzle acknowledges the impact of macroeconomic conditions on consumer spending and credit risk, emphasizing the importance of effective risk management and sustainable business practices.
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Interviews and discussions ran longer and looser, and since the set itself was so quiet, these talky segments emphasized the unsettling absence of background noise.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Hudson emphasized that cheering for strangers should happen more often.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Callers do not need to be suicidal to get help from 988, Olivares emphasized.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
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Quartz Bot, Quartz, 8 Nov. 2024
Interviews and discussions ran longer and looser, and since the set itself was so quiet, these talky segments emphasized the unsettling absence of background noise.
—Nicholas Quah, Vulture, 6 Nov. 2024
Hudson emphasized that cheering for strangers should happen more often.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Callers do not need to be suicidal to get help from 988, Olivares emphasized.
—Stephanie Innes, The Arizona Republic, 5 Nov. 2024
See all Example Sentences for emphasize
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“Emphasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/emphasize. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.
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emphasize
verb
em·pha·size
ˈem(p)-fə-ˌsīz 
emphasized; emphasizing
: to place emphasis on : stress as being important or so as to stand out
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