emphases

NOUN

importance, prominence

Synonyms

STRONGEST

attention insistence intensity priority significance strength stress weight

STRONG

accent accentuation force headline highlight impressiveness moment positiveness power preeminence

WEAK

decidedness underlining underscoring

Antonyms

STRONGEST

ignorance lethargy triviality unimportance

STRONG

incompetence weakness

WEAK

insignificance

Example Sentences

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Cowie stopped in during her lunch break for empanadas and chicken tenders.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 6, 2026

A stone’s throw away from the Roxbury warehouse was a Mexican bakery serving delicacies like conchas and empanadas.

From Slate • Mar. 12, 2026

She has witnessed immigration agents detaining street vendors selling tamales, chicharrónes and empanadas.

From BBC • Jan. 31, 2026

The rest of the menu is just as impressive, featuring Argentine empanadas with a variety of fillings, provoleta — a gooey roasted cheese — pastas, prosciutto served with melon, and multiple potato sides.

From Salon • Sep. 29, 2025

“I have an idea. Why don’t you come inside, Vanessa? I show you how I start my business in Puerto Rico making the best empanadas ever. You know what those are?”

From "Like Vanessa" by Tami Charles