highlight
verb (used with object)
to emphasize or make prominent.
highlighted
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past participleof highlight.past participle
A verb form used in perfect and passive verb constructions and that can also function as a modifier.
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past tense formof highlight.past tense
Used to describe completed actions or previous habitual actions.
highlightverb (used with object)to emphasize or make prominent.
Example Sentences
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They also highlighted $30 billion plus in new AI contracts and steady operating margins due to cost discipline.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 11, 2026
Industry discussions at a recent Malaysia oil & gas services exhibition and conference highlighted opportunities to improve project efficiency through collaboration, performance-based contracts and overseas expansion, he notes.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
A GNS Science review of the 2011 disaster reported a 96% survival rate among people in inundated areas and highlighted the importance of education and evacuation procedures.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
A recent trailer for Season 5 highlighted its footage with Paul before cameras went down, including spoilers about Paul’s unaired season of “The Bachelorette.”
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 9, 2026
She was a pretty Asian woman with red highlighted hair tied in a bun.
From "The Titan's Curse" by Rick Riordan
