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accentuate

[ak-sen-choo-eyt] / ækˈsɛn tʃuˌeɪt /


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The consensus profits tallied by Wall Street analysts, often called “Street earnings,” typically exist to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 14, 2026

Looking forward, Swiss Re warned that the El Nino climate pattern, which began in June and is expected to peak later this year, could accentuate the cost from weather-related disasters.

From Barron's Aug. 11, 2026

The kitchen is lit with huge skylights that accentuate the natural wood beams and bring a beautiful, bright feeling into the space.

From MarketWatch Jun. 22, 2026

He decided to give classic jerseys a whirl, transforming them into more flattering silhouettes that accentuate a curvy torso.

From Los Angeles Times Jun. 5, 2026

What I found was a black man with a warm disposition and a booming voice, who bristled with energy and was constantly in motion, his hands swooping like birds in flight to accentuate his points.

From "The Other Wes Moore: One Name, Two Fates" by Wes Moore

Through subtle harmonic shifts on “Crepuscule With Nellie,” perhaps Monk’s loveliest melody, he accentuates the song’s inherent connection to blues and church hymns.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

"It accentuates what they've done," says Dr Barney Wainwright, senior research fellow at Leeds Beckett University.

From BBC Jul. 5, 2026

Upon entering the home, guests are greeted with an open floor plan that accentuates the expansive living area, with double French doors that allow natural light to flood the space.

From MarketWatch Oct. 15, 2025

After Edward elects to undergo an experimental medical treatment, he begins to transform — his old face literally crumbles off — and the theme accentuates his melancholy and metamorphosis with dark beauty and sludgy textures.

From Los Angeles Times Nov. 20, 2024

She accentuates this with a stomp of her rollator on the front porch.

From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers

This will be accentuated by small-cap stocks’ particular sensitivity to moves in bond yields as well as the Nasdaq 100 weakness.

From MarketWatch Aug. 24, 2026

The eerie mood is accentuated by an introductory film projected on the distant stone and a twangy voice intoning excerpts from the Lincoln speeches etched in the atrium above ground.

From The Wall Street Journal Aug. 19, 2026

These experiences often involve guest participation and are accentuated with advanced multimedia technology and sometimes theatrical elements.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 8, 2026

Such concerns are accentuated by AI chatbots being used for support and even intimacy, as developers seek to broaden their appeal.

From BBC Apr. 29, 2026

The light, falling on the held accentuated the colors—the green of the artificial turf, the red of the seats like a luscious flowerbed.

From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger

Brown said this weakness — as well as other technical signs accentuating how much the financial sector is underperforming — gives him reason for pause.

From MarketWatch May 7, 2026

There’s no comedy equivalent of Jean Smart’s hilariously blunt mom in this story; instead, Ingelsby trades that tart energy for a transcendent joy accentuating the disheveled humanity of people who could be any of us.

From Salon Sep. 7, 2025

Especially impressive is the slowness with which the arms move, his hands accentuating the speech but in a natural way; that is, they don’t move with every sentence.

From Los Angeles Times Jul. 17, 2025

Their romance is in some ways expressed more through cooking and eating than through words, which is one reason that accentuating the sensuality of the food was important for Tran.

From New York Times Feb. 9, 2024

On the night table a ballerina held aloft a lamp shade, and a soft pink light bathed her porcelain tutu, accentuating the curves of her strong legs.

From "When I Was Puerto Rican" by Esmeralda Santiago




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