accentuate
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In a fuchsia sweater, flowy cheetah-print skirt, and cobalt-colored glasses that accentuate her blue eyes, Andrews projects a surprising equanimity considering all she’s endured in the last five years.
From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 27, 2026
But there are plenty of positives to accentuate as the calendar turns.
From Barron's • Jan. 1, 2026
Clearly, Auggie’s story is shaped to accentuate the positive.
From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 31, 2025
The kitchen is lit with huge skylights that accentuate the natural wood beams and bring a beautiful bright feeling into the space.
From MarketWatch • Dec. 9, 2025
Furthermore, since perceptions tend to become realities, the natural tendency of the mass media to accentuate the anomalous, combined with an innumerate society’s taste for such extremes, could conceivably have quite dire consequences.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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