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Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.
USE punctuate IN A SENTENCE
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EXAMPLE SENTENCES FROM THE WEB
New Jersey’s largest city started to lose much of its population and economic base in the 1960s, punctuated by riots that broke out in 1967.THESE CITIES TRIED TO TACKLE DISINVESTMENT. HERE ARE LESSONS FROM WHAT HAPPENED.BY HARU CORYNE AND TONY BRISCOEDECEMBER 30, 2020PROPUBLICA
The Ravens punctuated a late touchdown with an “Easy money!”NFL WEEK 14 POWER RANKINGS: CHIEFS RETURN TO NO. 1 AFTER STEELERS’ STUNNING LOSSMARK MASKEDECEMBER 9, 2020WASHINGTON POST
The series, which begins streaming Friday, is punctuated with musical triumphs as the band tours the country and Mexico.‘SELENA: THE SERIES’ MIGHT BE ON THE SMALL SCREEN, BUT IT PAINTS A BIGGER PICTURE OF THE ICONIC TEJANO SINGER’S LIFEBETHONIE BUTLERDECEMBER 3, 2020WASHINGTON POST
Compressions and expansions of space punctuate your emotions.YOU HAVE UNTIL NOV. 22 TO VISIT THESE SIX SMITHSONIAN MUSEUMS. HERE’S WHAT TO EXPECT.KELSEY ABLESNOVEMBER 19, 2020WASHINGTON POST
Gonzalez’s testimony on the bill was punctuated with phrases like “it’s been difficult,” “we still have a lot of work to do” when describing the effort to refine the original law.SACRAMENTO REPORT: BILL WOULD LET CITY ATTORNEY COLLECT MORE IN CONSUMER CASESVOICE OF SAN DIEGOAUGUST 7, 2020VOICE OF SAN DIEGO
To punctuate her observation Jessie Norwood lifted the iron latch and jerked open the door.THE CAMPFIRE GIRLS OF ROSELAWNMARGARET PENROSE
Be careful, then, to punctuate properly, that you may convey to the reader the exact sense of what is in your mind.THE LADIES' BOOK OF ETIQUETTE, AND MANUAL OF POLITENESSFLORENCE HARTLEY
He banged the table with his riding-crop to punctuate the emphasis.THE GHOST BREAKERCHARLES GODDARD
A little constraint—a natural blush to punctuate their talk—the meeting seemed conventional enough.UNDER THE ROSEFREDERIC STEWART ISHAM
I must know the laws of rhythm and meter to be able to punctuate musical phrases and periods.PIANO MASTERYHARRIETTE BROWER
SYNONYM OF THE DAY
JUNE 14, 2021
WORDS RELATED TO PUNCTUATE
- accent
- accentuate
- affirm
- articulate
- assert
- bear down
- charge
- dramatize
- dwell on
- enlarge
- enunciate
- headline
- highlight
- hit
- impress
- indicate
- insist on
- italicize
- labor the point
- limelight
- maintain
- make a point
- make clear
- make emphatic
- make much of
- mark
- pinpoint
- play up
- point out
- point up
- press
- pronounce
- punctuate
- put accent on
- reiterate
- repeat
- rub in
- spotlight
- underline
- underscore
- weight
- accented
- accentuated
- affirmed
- articulated
- asserted
- bore down
- charged
- dramatized
- dwelt on
- enlarged
- enunciated
- headlined
- highlighted
- hit
- impressed
- indicated
- insisted on
- italicized
- labored the point
- limelighted
- made a point
- made clear
- made emphatic
- made much of
- maintained
- marked
- pinpointed
- played up
- pointed out
- pointed up
- pressed
- pronounced
- punctuated
- put accent on
- reiterated
- repeated
- rubbed in
- spotlighted
- underlined
- underscored
- weighted
- accents
- accentuates
- affirms
- articulates
- asserts
- bears down
- charges
- dramatizes
- dwells on
- enlarges
- enunciates
- headlines
- highlights
- hits
- impresses
- indicates
- insists on
- italicizes
- labors the point
- limelights
- maintains
- makes a point
- makes clear
- makes emphatic
- makes much of
- marks
- pinpoints
- plays up
- points out
- points up
- presses
- pronounces
- punctuates
- puts accent on
- reiterates
- repeats
- rubs in
- spotlights
- underlines
- underscores
- weights
- accenting
- accentuating
- affirming
- articulating
- asserting
- bearing down
- charging
- dramatizing
- dwelling on
- enlarging
- enunciating
- headlining
- highlighting
- hitting
- impressing
- indicating
- insisting on
- italicizing
- laboring the point
- limelighting
- maintaining
- making a point
- making clear
- making emphatic
- making much of
- marking
- pinpointing
- playing up
- pointing out
- pointing up
- pressing
- pronouncing
- punctuating
- putting accent on
- reiterating
- repeating
- rubbing in
- spotlighting
- underlining
- underscoring
- weighting
- adjourn
- arrest
- balk
- bar
- block
- blow the whistle on
- break off
- bring to an end
- bring to standstill
- call it a day
- cease
- cease fire
- check
- close down
- come to an end
- cool it
- curb
- cut short
- desist
- deter
- draw up
- drop anchor
- end
- frustrate
- hamper
- hold at bay
- hold back
- impede
- intermit
- interrupt
- obstruct
- pause
- pull up
- punctuate
- put a cork in
- rest
- stall
- stand still
- stay
- stem
- stop
- suspend
- terminate
- wait
- adjourned
- arrested
- balked
- barred
- blew the whistle on
- blocked
- broke off
- brought to an end
- brought to standstill
- called it a day
- came to an end
- ceased
- ceased fire
- checked
- closed down
- cool it
- curbed
- cut short
- desisted
- deterred
- drew up
- drop anchor
- ended
- frustrated
- hampered
- held at bay
- held back
- impeded
- intermited
- interrupted
- obstructed
- paused
- pulled up
- punctuated
- put a cork in
- rested
- stalled
- stayed
- stemmed
- stood still
- stopped
- suspended
- terminated
- waited
Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.