emphasis
Example Sentences
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"Emphasis was placed on ensuring safe navigation in the Black and Azov seas and eliminating the mine threat in their waters," the Kremlin said of Putin's call with Erdogan.
From Reuters • May 31, 2022
Emphasis was placed on the helmet sitting just above the eyebrows: “If the helmet exposes the child’s entire forehead or is tilted backward,” the helmet might be too small.
From Washington Post • Apr. 8, 2022
Emphasis: the elements in media that are most significant or pronounced.
From Textbooks • Dec. 21, 2021
Both were members of a plainclothes Special Emphasis Team, whose job is to fight crime “by employing unconventional and non-traditional investigative methods.”
From Seattle Times • Aug. 31, 2021
Emphasis is on the communal prayer, communal identity.
From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez
Vocabulary lists containing emphasis
TEKS ELAR Academic Vocabulary List (5th-7th grades)
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Academic Vocabulary Toolkit 1, Words 31-40
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The AP English Exam: Rhetorical and Literary Terms 2
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