accentuate
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The consensus profits tallied by Wall Street analysts, often called “Street earnings,” typically exist to accentuate the positive and eliminate the negative.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 14, 2026
Although not quite as windy as it was on Thursday, the blustery wind will accentuate the chilly feel and the winds will be particularly squally around the showers.
From BBC ● Mar. 12, 2026
But whether the arena is theater, music, science or sports, all wear garments that accentuate their emotional states and prodigious talents — and leave an enduring mark.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 18, 2026
But there are plenty of positives to accentuate as the calendar turns.
From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 2026
Mrs. Charlotte Phelan’s Guide to Husband-Hunting, Rule Number One: a pretty, petite girl should accentuate with makeup and good posture.
From "The Help" by Kathryn Stockett
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For Emma Moore, chilling red wine makes it taste more refreshing and accentuates its fruitiness.
From BBC ● Jul. 12, 2026
Nevertheless, “Bug” is ingeniously structured to stoke suspense, and Mr. Cromer’s impeccable production accentuates the dexterous manner by which Mr. Letts makes plausible its harrowing climax.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jan. 9, 2026
The expansive living area boasts a stunning 180-bottle wine cellar and chic overhead lighting that accentuates the open floor plan.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 17, 2025
After Edward elects to undergo an experimental medical treatment, he begins to transform — his old face literally crumbles off — and the theme accentuates his melancholy and metamorphosis with dark beauty and sludgy textures.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 20, 2024
She accentuates this with a stomp of her rollator on the front porch.
From "A Bird Will Soar" by Alison Green Myers
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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
The white cloth that was draped over the jeans-maker’s logo was so thin that the coverup practically accentuated the block letters spelling out its name.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 27, 2026
During one orbit, Anders captured Earth's brilliant blue hue standing out against the vast darkness of space and accentuated by the desolate, grey lunar horizon in the foreground.
From Barron's ● Apr. 7, 2026
The light, falling on the held accentuated the colors—the green of the artificial turf, the red of the seats like a luscious flowerbed.
From "Friday Night Lights: A Town, A Team, And A Dream" by H.G. Bissinger
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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
With his gray-and-white mane sleekly accentuating his black and lavender ensemble, he struts with an eminence that had me picturing Eartha Kitt in a Bob Fosse spectacular.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 1, 2026
There’s no comedy equivalent of Jean Smart’s hilariously blunt mom in this story; instead, Ingelsby trades that tart energy for a transcendent joy accentuating the disheveled humanity of people who could be any of us.
From Salon ● Sep. 7, 2025
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
Th e sound of the chenda mushroomed over the temple, accentuating the silence of the encompassing night.
From "The God of Small Things" by Arundhati Roy
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