accentuate
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“It’s our job to figure out, all right, what are some of the spots we can put them in that accentuate their skill sets,” McVay said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 23, 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 tried to accentuate the positive but it was a battle.
From BBC ● Jun. 14, 2026
The drakon roared as if to accentuate the point, filling the air with more pine-ginger poison, which would have made an excellent car-freshener scent.
From "The House of Hades" by Rick Riordan
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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
Hawley embraces “wonderful peacock” 1850s menswear shapes: Victor’s puffed-out chest accentuates the “wasp waist” likening him to a matador.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 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
He’s dressed in a slim-fitting black suit that accentuates his broad shoulders, a black shirt, and no tie.
From "Love, Hate & Other Filters" by Samira Ahmed
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The North Texas coaching staff built an approach that accentuated Mestemaker’s gifts: an arm like a catapult and a frame like a wrecking ball.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 8, 2026
Gains in oil futures have been accentuated in some refined products.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026
Upon entering the property, guests are greeted with an expansive floor plan that is accentuated by the bright furniture and unique ceiling structures.
From MarketWatch ● Jul. 28, 2026
Beshir highlights the Pollock-inspired salad course, which is accentuated with a jazz soundtrack, as the thesis of the evening.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026
Dressed in a long billowing gown that accentuated her pregnancy and a white hooded shawl, she looked almost like a spirit to Amari.
From "Copper Sun" by Sharon M. Draper
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Temperatures will fall much closer to the seasonal norm with brisk winds accentuating the colder feel around some eastern coasts and the chance of overnight frost in places.
From BBC ● Oct. 13, 2026
Pattinson portrays Hansen as a caricature of himself, accentuating the journalist’s unmistakable vocal cadence to remove any distance between “To Catch a Predator” and the man behind the show.
From Salon ● Sep. 26, 2026
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
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
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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