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[ak-sent, ak-sent, ak-sent] / ˈæk sɛnt, ˈæk sɛnt, ækˈsɛnt /
NOUN
importance, emphasis
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We did a bunch of stuff with the full cast, and it was more to learn the accent than anything else.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 8, 2026

The 24-year-old's dream was made possible in 2024 when he selected two voice donors that blended a Birmingham accent and a Warwickshire accent, which he hoped would help him sound more like his father.

From BBC ● Oct. 8, 2026

Of course, Cumming is still happy to put on a glittery outfit, amp up his Scottish accent and pretend to be the lord of the castle on “The Traitors.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 2, 2026

Their first licensed Hasbro products were coffee tables, accent tables and pub tables with built-in versions of Scrabble or Monopoly.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 29, 2026

“I can’t believe it worked,” he said with an accent Anya had never heard before.

From Anya and the Dragon by Sofiya Pasternack

On Sphere’s escalators, grey-bearded lifers hugged in shredded battle jackets; tween girls in “Master of Puppets” hoodies drummed along to every fill; accents came from eastern Europe, Latin America and all the world over.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 4, 2026

Despite some worthy competitors performing their best catwalk struts and Australian accents, the title was awarded to a 17-year-old girl who did not want to be named.

From BBC ● Sep. 24, 2026

They’ve discovered that AI, drawing on the huge troves of speech available on social media and other online sources, can now produce highly convincing mimicry of local accents from all over the country.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 13, 2026

The accents there are as apt to hail from the South Shore of Long Island as from South Carolina.

From Slate ● Aug. 25, 2026

Their teacher, a charming eight-months-pregnant young woman dressed in a traditional Indian sari, moved seamlessly among British, American, and Canadian accents as she demonstrated reading a paragraph designed to highlight phonetics.

From "The World Is Flat" by Thomas L. Friedman

So when the phone rang as he was visiting family one Monday afternoon in February, Turmus wasn’t too surprised that the person speaking accented Arabic was an Israeli military officer.

From Los Angeles Times ● May 4, 2026

Their fins are accented with orange, and they possess a smaller oval tooth patch.

From Science Daily ● Mar. 23, 2026

The spacious kitchen is also accented with rich hardwood flooring, stone design elements, solid alder doors, and dual-pane windows.

From MarketWatch ● Oct. 15, 2025

An elegant wainscoting of polished carbon fiber stretches across the four doors, accented with aluminum bezels and wire-thin LED lighting.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 2, 2025

Of all the accented versions of English I hear in a day, I hear theirs most intendy.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

Compared to the toolbox angularity of its rivals, the CX-90’s presentation is sleek, urbane, even fancy, with lots of brightwork accenting the front and rear bumpers, rocker panels and grille frame.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 11, 2025

At multiple points, massive explosions shook the ground, accenting the roar of the fire.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 20, 2024

Three-dimensional roses of all sizes appeared throughout the collection, accenting necklines and adorning shoulders.

From Reuters ● Jul. 4, 2023

Elegant landscaping and pathways, brick patio with gravel and rock accenting, mature trees, two-car carport.

From Washington Times ● May 25, 2023

From behind us the last long rays of light played across the campus, accenting every slight undulation of the land, emphasizing the separateness of each bush.

From "A Separate Peace" by John Knowles




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