emphasized
Americanadjective
verb
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Etymology
Origin of emphasized
Explanation
Something that's emphasized is stressed. The emphasized point of a politician's speech might be lowering taxes. When you put stress on something or pay it extra attention, you can describe it as emphasized. There are emphasized syllables in words, emphasized subjects in school, and emphasized parts of a wedding reception speech. The source of the adjective emphasized is the noun emphasis, "importance or stress." Emphasis is a Greek word, used in rhetoric to mean "significance" or "indirect meaning," from emphainein, "let a thing be seen."
Example Sentences
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Ball movement has been emphasized all season, “so it’s good that we’re starting to figure it out,” Roberts said.
From Los Angeles Times • Jul. 11, 2026
"It is really important that we still perform natural history work," Judah emphasized.
From Science Daily • Jul. 8, 2026
Since her closing argument during that campaign emphasized “turning the page” on division, it’s safe to say that unity in the name of patriotism would be her paramount goal during the festivities.
From Salon • Jul. 4, 2026
The British statesman and thinker emphasized stewardship, or what he called a partnership “between those who are living, those who are dead, and those who are to be born.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Jul. 2, 2026
He emphasized the now, as if to say, We know very well you got kicked out of preaching the Gospel.
From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver
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