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supermarket tabloids that emphasize sensational news stories
that huge belt buckle only emphasizes his big gut
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His campaign website emphasizes strengthening federal wildfire suppression, adopting Medicare for All and fixing water shortages.
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Mathew Miranda
february 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The documentary cleverly mixes theatrical elements with more conventional methods, such as archival footage showing the city’s rich history of civil disobedience, to emphasize a lineage of organized opposition and the vitality of everyday people acting together.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Sippy emphasizes the revenue diversification potential.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
These designs emphasize simplicity, individual control and compact size.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
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Mathew Miranda
february 14, Sacbee.com, 14 Feb. 2026
The documentary cleverly mixes theatrical elements with more conventional methods, such as archival footage showing the city’s rich history of civil disobedience, to emphasize a lineage of organized opposition and the vitality of everyday people acting together.
—Shirley Li, The Atlantic, 14 Feb. 2026
Sippy emphasizes the revenue diversification potential.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 14 Feb. 2026
These designs emphasize simplicity, individual control and compact size.
—Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 14 Feb. 2026
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 16 Feb. 2026.
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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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