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as in focus
a special notice or importance given to something
a prep school with a long-established emphasis on sports
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as in intensity
the quality or state of being forceful (as in expression)
the emphasis with which my parents issued the warning about smoking left no doubt that they were serious
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Recent Examples of emphasis
There’s new takes on old classics and stalwarts, along with an emphasis from the Games team to draw 21st century subscribers more in favor of digital innovations.
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
With an emphasis on the outdoors, the club immerses kids and tweens ages three to 12 in Hawaiian culture, with activities such as lei making, koi fish feeding, and shell combing on the property’s private beach.
—Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
With Venus spending the month in Pisces and the lunar nodes settling into the Pisces-Virgo axis for the next year and a half, partnership will be an area of emphasis for you in this new chapter, and what happens in January might well set the tone for this.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
Orioles Went Down The Road The emphasis here is on down as Baltimore got burned badly in 2015.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Andrew J. Campa, Los Angeles Times, 29 Dec. 2024
With an emphasis on the outdoors, the club immerses kids and tweens ages three to 12 in Hawaiian culture, with activities such as lei making, koi fish feeding, and shell combing on the property’s private beach.
—Gina Kramer, USA TODAY, 28 Dec. 2024
With Venus spending the month in Pisces and the lunar nodes settling into the Pisces-Virgo axis for the next year and a half, partnership will be an area of emphasis for you in this new chapter, and what happens in January might well set the tone for this.
—Steph Koyfman, Condé Nast Traveler, 27 Dec. 2024
Orioles Went Down The Road The emphasis here is on down as Baltimore got burned badly in 2015.
—Chuck Murr, Forbes, 27 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for emphasis
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There will, no doubt, be an intense focus on the second generation of Galaxy AI and a wide range of connected peripherals.Ewan Spence, Forbes, 11 Jan. 2025
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Those games touch on similarly heady themes of culture and identity; but by limiting its focus on violence, 1000xResist’s story goes places those larger titles can’t.Hayes Madsen, Rolling Stone, 11 Jan. 2025
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Whether the reservoir would have had a meaningful effect on fighting a blaze of such intensity remains unclear.Matt Hamilton, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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What is the appropriate level of intensity for the conversation at hand? 3.Hylke Faber, Forbes, 10 Jan. 2025
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Dry mouth is often a temporary response to stress or nervousness.Mark Gurarie, Health, 12 Jan. 2025
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Well, of course, because the elephant, which was like pretty much all elephants in captivity for commercial exploitation, was being kept in a completely unnatural state, in extreme stress.Andrea Margolis, Fox News, 11 Jan. 2025
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Through the lens of political perspectives, cultural traditions, and the raw emotions of millions, the documentary explores the history of Argentinian football, the immense weight of expectations on the team, and the elation of victory.Kanzah Maktoum, Forbes, 2 Jan. 2025
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The boldness of the plot was a dark reflection of India’s rising economic weight in the West, despite the farcical denouement: An American informant had unwittingly been hired as a hit man.Robert F. Worth, The Atlantic, 2 Jan. 2025
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Quarterback Matthew Stafford said that the Vikings were receiving the Rams’ full attention while the Rams were at the team’s facility in Woodland Hills.Gary Klein, Los Angeles Times, 10 Jan. 2025
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This development warrants attention for four reasons.Mike O'Sullivan, Forbes, 9 Jan. 2025
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