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emphasize

[em-fuh-sahyz] / ˈɛm fəˌsaɪz /


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The scratching alerts us to what will be increasingly vigorous attacks on the canvas surface—scraping, rubbing, incising fine lines—emphasizing the character of her paintings as objects, rather than representations.

From The Wall Street Journal

New Zealand is making admirable progress in emphasizing civic norms over settler-founding myths.

From Salon

What’s missing from the discussion is how ostensibly accurate information is selected, framed and emphasized in ways that can shape public perception.

From Salon

The review emphasizes that each medication works differently and that more clinical trials are needed to confirm these findings and better understand their role in cancer treatment.

From Science Daily

Robert Pafundi, who represents the contestants, emphasized “this litigation is very much ongoing.”

From The Wall Street Journal