give emphasis
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He lifted the lid on some secrets to give emphasis to his warning.
From Time Magazine Archive
It is the golfers, the youngest of whom must be at least 50, who give emphasis to the word senior in the Senior PGA Tour.
From Time Magazine Archive
Architects Robert Carson and Earl Lundin plan to set the metal and glass-faced tower back from the thoroughfare, flank it with one- and two-storied shops and restaurants to give emphasis to the slab construction.
From Time Magazine Archive
He paused to give emphasis to his understatement.
From "The Name of the Wind" by Patrick Rothfuss
Position for emphasis.—Words are often placed out of the usual order, as they are in English, to give emphasis, or for the sake of contrast.
From The International Auxiliary Language Esperanto Grammar and Commentary by George Cox
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