accentuation
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With the animation of her ponytail helping to complete the flashing dynamics of her often-prancing moves, Ms. Nadon gained even more flair when joined by Mr. Tomash—who matched her verve, accentuation for accentuation.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 9, 2026
Other parameters come into play, such as prosody, which includes pauses, accentuation and intonation.
From Science Daily ● Dec. 19, 2023
Michigan State has gone to 7-0 and Michigan could follow against Northwestern next Saturday, meaning the two of them would make quite a Halloween accentuation in East Lansing on Oct.
From Washington Post ● Oct. 17, 2021
Intonation, the proper accentuation of some words over others in a sentence, all of these are crucial elements of Cash’s eventual success.
From Salon ● Jul. 19, 2018
The short hair accentuated his features, specifically his too-close-together beady eyes, which did not stand up well to accentuation.
From "Looking for Alaska" by John Green
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