reemphasize
verb
re·em·pha·size
(ˌ)rē-ˈem(p)-fə-ˌsīz 
variants
or re-emphasize
reemphasized or re-emphasized; reemphasizing or re-emphasizing
: to emphasize (something) again
reemphasizing the important points
Yet the point must be re-emphasized: however technically "inactive" most of these men were … most of them were caught up, to some degree, by the burning issues of the day.—
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Such enforcement was reemphasized at the start of the Adams administration, and Tisch, who was sworn in almost four months ago, has increased those efforts, announcing on Jan. 30 that police would more consistently enforce transit rules.
—Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
Far from representing a shift in ideology, the religious curriculum developed during the Faith Campaign simply reemphasized older Baathist policies on religion.
—Samuel Helfont, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2016
Both spent another 30 minutes in smaller sessions with local reporters, reemphasizing the point.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Indeed, the United States Agency for International Development has already started down this path; alongside the Biden administration’s Summit for Democracy, USAID has reemphasized the importance of healthy democratic institutions to long-term development.
—Matt Schrader, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2023
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Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 11 Mar. 2025
Far from representing a shift in ideology, the religious curriculum developed during the Faith Campaign simply reemphasized older Baathist policies on religion.
—Samuel Helfont, Foreign Affairs, 12 Jan. 2016
Both spent another 30 minutes in smaller sessions with local reporters, reemphasizing the point.
—Paul Dehner Jr., The Athletic, 26 Feb. 2025
Indeed, the United States Agency for International Development has already started down this path; alongside the Biden administration’s Summit for Democracy, USAID has reemphasized the importance of healthy democratic institutions to long-term development.
—Matt Schrader, Foreign Affairs, 7 Feb. 2023
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“Reemphasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reemphasize. Accessed 20 Mar. 2025.
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