accentuate
verb (used with object)
to give emphasis or prominence to.
has accentuated
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present perfectof accentuate (3rd person singular).present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Americans often pay far more than people in other developed countries for tests, drugs, and medical devices, and the pandemic has accentuated those differences.
From Salon ● Feb. 12, 2022
For more than a year, the coronavirus pandemic has accentuated yawning inequities in American life, disparities in race and ethnicity, poverty and privilege.
From Los Angeles Times ● May 8, 2021
The pandemic has accentuated the emotional distance and loneliness in our family system.
From Slate ● Apr. 25, 2021
The pandemic has accentuated other economic disparities as well.
From Seattle Times ● Dec. 29, 2020
The invention and introduction of farm machinery has accentuated the difficulty of keeping the farm laborer continuously employed.
From The Young Farmer: Some Things He Should Know by Thomas Forsyth Hunt
