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accentuate

[ak-sen-choo-ayt] / ækˈsɛn tʃuˌeɪt /


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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

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

Her bare feet arch elegantly, and the ankle bracelets she wears accentuate her graceful movements.

From "You Bring the Distant Near" by Mitali Perkins

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

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 2026

The current war accentuates rifts within Brics that have long been apparent.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 11, 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

Processing, far from removing the mustiness, sometimes accentuates it.

From "Silent Spring" by Rachel Carson

Adam Silverman’s pitiless lighting accentuated the mood and brought the characters into strong focus.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 24, 2026

Gains in oil futures have been accentuated in some refined products.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 1, 2026

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

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

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 8, 2026

Hylla frowned, which accentuated the white scar across her brow.

From "Blood of Olympus" by Rick Riordan

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

And even that scene depends on a magnificent overhead pullback, accentuating the symbolic rings within rings of the building’s historic reading room, to make it interesting.

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 14, 2024

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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