as in emphasis
a special notice or importance given to something
although we dutifully carried binoculars on our bird walk, the accent was on recognizing avifauna by their song
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as in to emphasize
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on
the town's promotional literature accents its vital role in American history
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Recent Examples of accent
Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
Director Brady Corbet denied the allegations, saying that stars Adrian Brody and Felicity Jones worked for months with a dialect coach to perfect their characters’ Hungarian accents, and that only the Hungarian portions of the film were adjusted manually using Respeecher technology.
—Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
The Camps Bay backpack is constructed with waterproof canvas and accented by leather detailing to add a touch of style to its look.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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Noun
The 24-seat bar brings in wooden details and upholstery motif accents meant to evoke a family home.
—Tori Latham, Robb Report, 6 Feb. 2025
Director Brady Corbet denied the allegations, saying that stars Adrian Brody and Felicity Jones worked for months with a dialect coach to perfect their characters’ Hungarian accents, and that only the Hungarian portions of the film were adjusted manually using Respeecher technology.
—Zoe G. Phillips, The Hollywood Reporter, 4 Feb. 2025
Verb
The primary bath, accented by Dolomite marble, overlooks the entrance courtyard.
—Demetrius Simms, Robb Report, 28 Jan. 2025
The Camps Bay backpack is constructed with waterproof canvas and accented by leather detailing to add a touch of style to its look.
—Jillian Dara, Travel + Leisure, 22 Jan. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for accent
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The security package for the Super Bowl includes as many as 600 uniformed law enforcement members on the ground, patrolling the city, with emphasis around the French Quarter, DeLaune said.—
Jason Morris,
CNN,
6 Feb. 2025
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Our society makes way too much emphasis on catering to people who can’t or won’t deal with their inability to adapt to things.—
Contributed Content,
Twin Cities,
6 Feb. 2025
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Alan Brown, director of public affairs for the Alaska National Guard, emphasized that there were no immediate plans to change the status of the case to a recovery mission.—
Yaakov Katz,
Newsweek,
8 Feb. 2025
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However, Surya emphasized that her goal with This City is a Battlefield was never to make a documentary.—
Sara Merican,
Deadline,
8 Feb. 2025
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The transformation, which began last year, is meant to highlight the focus on BERGs in strengthening the employee community and workplace experience.—
Sara Fischer,
Axios,
11 Feb. 2025
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This latest exchange highlights the broader ideological divide between Tehran and Washington.—
Justin Gest,
Newsweek,
11 Feb. 2025
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Ball sued the White Sox, which disputed his allegations and stressed that Ball contractually waived claims in consideration for the termination provisions that called for a year of pay and benefits.—
Michael McCann,
Sportico.com,
18 Feb. 2025
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Waltz pushed back on the idea that Europe and Ukraine had been sidelined, while Rubio appeared at pains to stress that any agreement will include Ukraine.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN,
18 Feb. 2025
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The 40th-anniversary special in 2015 featured a cold open with Jimmy Fallon and Justin Timberlake, a monologue from Steve Martin with a bevy of celebrity cameos, and sketches with more of the show's all-timers.—
Josh Hammer,
Newsweek,
17 Feb. 2025
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The Solarium, for example, featured on many ships in its fleet, offers lounge space, whirlpools and more.—
Nathan Diller,
USA TODAY,
17 Feb. 2025
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“Accent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/accent. Accessed 21 Feb. 2025.
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