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emphasis
noun as in importance, prominence
Strongest matches
attention, insistence, intensity, priority, significance, strength, stress, weight
Strong matches
accent, accentuation, force, headline, highlight, impressiveness, moment, positiveness, power, preeminence
Weak matches
decidedness, underlining, underscoring
Example Sentences
He and his brother clicked their heels together for emphasis.
She stamped both her feet for emphasis, as if trying to squash an elusive bug.
Her speech, confidently delivered, reflected her deeply-held, personal message about the need for a greater emphasis on kindness and recognising that "love is the first and most essential bond".
"The programme emphasises that the genetic insights revealed in the films shed light on Hitler, but they don't tell us he was biologically predestined to behave in a particular way."
At Panera, the sandwich and soup chain is putting a greater emphasis on getting customers’ orders right and being hospitable.
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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
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