reemphasize

verb

re·​em·​pha·​size (ˌ)rē-ˈem(p)-fə-ˌsīz How to pronounce reemphasize (audio)
variants or re-emphasize
reemphasized or re-emphasized; reemphasizing or re-emphasizing

transitive verb

: 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.Geoffrey Holmes

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Liu also posted a video on TikTok on Oct. 12 reemphasizing his points of cultural appropriation and reiterating the importance of being kind to the Bobba founders. Sabrina Weiss, People.com, 17 Oct. 2024 And Crypto Price Earthquake Schwartz reemphasized the notion that brevity doesn’t mean brief. Steven Aquino, Forbes, 13 Sep. 2024 For example, on Chipotle’s earnings call in late July, CEO Brian Niccol denied that the chain had told workers to put less in burrito bowls, but said the company would reemphasize generous. Melissa Repko,amelia Lucas, CNBC, 7 Aug. 2024 Chair Powell also went out of his way to reemphasize the Fed’s political independence. Laurent Belsie, The Christian Science Monitor, 5 Aug. 2024 See all Example Sentences for reemphasize 

Word History

First Known Use

1856, in the meaning defined above

Time Traveler
The first known use of reemphasize was in 1856

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“Reemphasize.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/reemphasize. Accessed 8 Nov. 2024.

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