as in to emphasize
to make more apparent
high-definition television italicizes every line and wrinkle in an actor's face
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Recent Examples of italicize
The ensemble recreates the communal energy of the characters, though sometimes what’s italicized in the script might have been more potently conveyed with underplaying.
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The ensemble recreates the communal energy of the characters, though sometimes what’s italicized in the script might have been more potently conveyed with underplaying.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
In a startlingly modern conception, the negative space of Claudel’s abrupt amputation exposes — and italicizes — the human body’s dense, inescapable physicality.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Incumbent candidates are italicized with their party affiliation noted next to their name.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
The ensemble recreates the communal energy of the characters, though sometimes what’s italicized in the script might have been more potently conveyed with underplaying.
—Charles McNulty, Los Angeles Times, 21 Jan. 2025
In a startlingly modern conception, the negative space of Claudel’s abrupt amputation exposes — and italicizes — the human body’s dense, inescapable physicality.
—Christopher Knight, Los Angeles Times, 9 Dec. 2024
Incumbent candidates are italicized with their party affiliation noted next to their name.
—Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 1 Nov. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for italicize
emphasize
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Ethereum draws its strength from a strong developer community that emphasizes strengthening the network’s infrastructure.—
Lawrence Wintermeyer,
Forbes.com,
7 Aug. 2025
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That newest edition of the game emphasizes fun over following the rules to a T, and actual play is a great demonstration of how that looks at a game night, said Justice Arman, managing game designer of Dungeons & Dragons.—
Scott Greenstone,
NPR,
7 Aug. 2025
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“Italicize.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/italicize. Accessed 22 Aug. 2025.
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