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accentuate

[ak-sen-choo-ayt] / ækˈsɛn tʃuˌeɪt /


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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 there are plenty of positives to accentuate as the calendar turns.

From Barron's ● Jan. 1, 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 ● Dec. 9, 2025

If the Augurs made my armor to accentuate my body's power, they made Hel's to accentuate her beauty.

From "An Ember in the Ashes" by Sabaa Tahir

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

From BBC ● Jul. 5, 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

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

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

My mother’s face has not aged as quickly as the rest of her body; it remains smooth and glowing—a cool tan— which her gray hair cleanly accentuates.

From "Hunger of Memory" by Richard Rodriguez

And if you look at Hoffa and you look at Jack, I’m not sure exactly what they did up top because it accentuated — Jimmy, his eyes were a little recessed.

From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 25, 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

The boldness of these aspirations is accentuated by Mr. Woolfson’s candor about how far we stand from achieving any of them.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 24, 2026

The sun streamed in from the windows behind him, and shadows lay over his face and accentuated the lines of his cheeks and jaw.

From "The Chosen" by Chaim Potok

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

Swenson may be a step slower in this regard, but he plays it perfectly by accentuating the delight Sweeney takes in the merriment of Mrs. Lovett’s perverse rhyming game.

From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 3, 2026

Slot was in defiant mood in the aftermath of another disappointment, going through his full range of brave faces while accentuating the positive in the face of evidence to the contrary.

From BBC ● Oct. 4, 2025

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

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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