- present participle of emphasize.
emphasizing
Example Sentences
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Instead, genetic studies of archaeological remains from Europe and the Americas have uncovered evidence of multiple treponemal diseases in ancient populations, emphasizing how complex the evolutionary history of these pathogens may be.
From Science Daily ● Aug. 12, 2026
When Stewart pressed her on the president’s fixation, Collins defended her record, emphasizing that she refuses to serve only one political audience.
From Salon ● Jul. 29, 2026
Voter registration and Get Out the Vote groups are also emphasizing the need for voters to bring sufficient ID to the polls.
From Slate ● Jul. 23, 2026
Painters also adopted European conventions emphasizing divine rule in imperial portraits, as in a posthumous one of Akbar with a halo and winged cherubs above him.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 2026
Instead it was probably created to separate elite from hoi pol- loi, with the goal of emphasizing the priestly rulers' separate, superior, socially critical connection to the divine.
From "1491" by Charles C. Mann
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