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emphasis

Definition for emphasis

noun as in importance, prominence

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Example Sentences

Udall shifted his emphasis to the economy in the last weeks of the campaign, but it was too late.

When music had come into the discussion, the emphasis invariably was on rock sounds and players.

Critics of the bigot should begin placing a bit less emphasis on what he says or feels than what he actually does.

His emphasis on middle-class concerns is, well, understandable.

While there will be always be an emphasis on the next great star, Li Na has already opened the door.

It was difficult to describe—a little sterner, a little wilder, a faint emphasis of the barbaric peering through it.

There are four general forms of emphasis which serve as indications of the characteristics of expression.

It is that from which the former, by the addition of a prefix, which gives emphasis to the meaning, is derived.

"To bathe in the very heart's blood of the one desired," he added with grave emphasis.

Let your articulation be easy, clear, correct in accent, and suited in tone and emphasis to your discourse.

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On this page you'll find 53 synonyms, antonyms, and words related to emphasis, such as: attention, insistence, intensity, priority, significance, and strength.

From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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