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accent

noun as in importance, emphasis

verb as in place emphasis, importance

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While there, he became a target for bullies and teasing due to his long hair and accent.

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Teller handled it all well; he’s good with accents and earned strong laughs, especially playing two characters at the same time in the “Property Brothers” sketch and as Cuomo in the cold open.

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“Maybe I’m a little bit”—he speaks in an Italian accent and searches for the right English phrasing—“not so American.”

“We were making fun of ourselves,” Mr. Amos says in a southern Georgia accent.

But these places more or less treat their artworks as accents to the wine-tasting experience.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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