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a special notice or importance given to something
a prep school with a long-established emphasis on sports
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Recent Examples of emphases
This resulted in a deliberate shifting of certain emphases, new characters being introduced, and other adjustments.
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Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
The traditional Quaker emphases of participation and community are embedded in the organization’s structure.
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Mary Carole McCauley,
Baltimore Sun,
28 June 2026
Hill’s behavior in both cases was egregious, but, whatever the technical reasons for the court’s emphases, her interactions with Crosby almost certainly had the greater impact on the verdict, given that Crosby had strong doubts about Murdaugh’s guilt.
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James Lasdun,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
After Tuesday’s outing, Imai said the pitch clock and differences in scouting report emphases are somewhat to blame for his command issues.
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Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
The installation ceremony is rooted in centuries of tradition, even as each new archbishop brings distinct emphases and priorities.
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Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
With his dweeby air, pretensions and position at the helm of an active production, Arthur is the Liz Lemon of this setup, but with the emphases reversed.
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Alison Herman,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
Congressional committees have pushed back, proposing funding at current levels (albeit with different allocations and emphases).
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David A. Brenner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Dec. 2025
These tendencies come with various emphases and obsessions, but the differences matter less than the common project.
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George Packer,
The Atlantic,
24 Nov. 2025
Melanie Goodfellow,
Deadline,
30 June 2026
The traditional Quaker emphases of participation and community are embedded in the organization’s structure.
—
Mary Carole McCauley,
Baltimore Sun,
28 June 2026
Hill’s behavior in both cases was egregious, but, whatever the technical reasons for the court’s emphases, her interactions with Crosby almost certainly had the greater impact on the verdict, given that Crosby had strong doubts about Murdaugh’s guilt.
—
James Lasdun,
New Yorker,
26 May 2026
After Tuesday’s outing, Imai said the pitch clock and differences in scouting report emphases are somewhat to blame for his command issues.
—
Chandler Rome,
New York Times,
6 May 2026
The installation ceremony is rooted in centuries of tradition, even as each new archbishop brings distinct emphases and priorities.
—
Encyclopedia Britannica,
25 Mar. 2026
With his dweeby air, pretensions and position at the helm of an active production, Arthur is the Liz Lemon of this setup, but with the emphases reversed.
—
Alison Herman,
Variety,
23 Feb. 2026
Congressional committees have pushed back, proposing funding at current levels (albeit with different allocations and emphases).
—
David A. Brenner,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
22 Dec. 2025
These tendencies come with various emphases and obsessions, but the differences matter less than the common project.
—
George Packer,
The Atlantic,
24 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphases
Noun
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Comedy breaks away her stresses and allows viewers to be vulnerable with her.
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The system has shown remarkable resilience even under these stresses thanks to the diversity of supply sources and the growing share of term contracts.
Noun
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Full-body workouts can be completed at home by using your weights on both your ankles and your wrists to perform lower- and upper-body exercises.
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Second, the sample was weighted using energy balancing, which finds weights by minimizing the energy distance — a statistical measure of the difference between two multivariate distributions — between the survey and the target population.
Noun
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Among the focuses will be communication, data, inflation, technology and the Fed's balance sheet.
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Beyond family and football, Kane’s two main focuses, golf is the only other hobby that really moves him.
Noun
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In a video of her final performance, Lee snaps fluidly in and out of African-American Vernacular English, applying different accents and inflections.
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This dip set features glittery red and green nails, accented with white and gold accents for a festive finish.
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“Emphases.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/emphases. Accessed 6 Jul. 2026.
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