highlight
to emphasize or make prominent: The lawsuit against the landlord highlighted the need for a stricter building code.
to mark with a felt-tip highlighter: I started highlighting the text (yellow for important ideas, blue for dates and facts), but I'm not sure it was productive in the long run.
to create highlights in (a photograph or engraving).
to dye (parts of the hair) lighter.
to apply makeup to (the face) in places where light would naturally hit, to create a glowing effect: After blending the foundation, highlight the cheekbones.
Sometimes high light . an important, conspicuous, memorable, or enjoyable event, scene, part, or the like: the highlight of his talk;the highlight of the concert series.
the area of most intense light on a represented form, as in a painting or photograph.
Usually high·lights . a section of hair that has been dyed lighter.
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How to use highlight in a sentence
Since Sue lives in New York City this is going to be a big deal, with them seeing the tree in Rockefeller Center and other highlights.
Carolyn Hax: The repercussions of a niece’s insensitive comments | Carolyn Hax | November 9, 2020 | Washington PostThe scenery is spectacular as the route travels over 42 bridges spanning azure waters, but the highlight of the adventure is all of the beach stops along the way in Key Largo and Islamorada.
The best winter road trips for RVs, from Michigan’s Upper Peninsula to the Florida Keys | Heather Balogh Rochfort | October 29, 2020 | Washington PostIt’s a bracketing feature that allows the camera to take multiple pictures—some that expose for the highlights, some that expose for the shadows, and some that expose right in the middle—to get an even-toned photo that wouldn’t be possible otherwise.
The iPhone 12 Pro Is Once Again a Great Pocket Camera | Jakob Schiller | October 21, 2020 | Outside OnlineIt was always a highlight of my spring, seeing all of the monarch butterflies fluttering around and sipping flower nectar.
It’s about time adults start rising up against climate change | Alexandria Villaseñor | October 21, 2020 | Popular-ScienceHere are highlights from the conversation, which have been lightly edited for clarity.
‘Retention has been one of our best stories of the year’: Bob Cohn on steering The Economist through crisis | Lara O'Reilly | October 20, 2020 | Digiday
Indeed, the group highlighted the oaths of allegiance in today's beheading video.
Time and again, he has highlighted my scholarship and I have never felt that he has short-changed me.
Can Fareed Zakaria Survive A Plagiarism Firestorm? | Lloyd Grove | November 12, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTInstead, they highlighted Stewart's discussion of her character's motivation.
The Right-Wing Crusade Against KStew: How Fear Factories Like Breitbart and Fox Distort News | Marlow Stern | October 16, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTSo why not test the waters with a potential partner by hinting at something currently highlighted in the mainstream media?
The ‘Back Door’ Is Having Its Pop Culture Moment | Gabriella Paiella | September 27, 2014 | THE DAILY BEASTAnd a media spotlight highlighted that decision--and the unapologetic attitude accompanying it.
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Presentation Pieces in the Museum of History and Technology | Margaret Brown KlapthorHighlighted in silver, an exquisitely-stitched blue-bird in flight adorned the front of it.
Trading Jeff and his Dog | James Arthur KjelgaardThis change was dramatically highlighted by the occupational distribution of naval personnel in 1962 (Table 21).
Integration of the Armed Forces, 1940-1965 | Morris J. MacGregor, Jr.An even, rich green lawn was highlighted here and there by beds of bright red and blue flowers.
The Clock Strikes Thirteen | Mildred A. WirtTypographical inconsistencies have been changed and are highlighted.
Legends & Romances of Brittany | Lewis Spence
British Dictionary definitions for highlight
/ (ˈhaɪˌlaɪt) /
an area of the lightest tone in a painting, drawing, photograph, etc
the most exciting or memorable part of an event or period of time
(often plural) a bleached blond streak in the hair
painting drawing photog to mark (any brightly illuminated or prominent part of a form or figure) with light tone
to bring notice or emphasis to
to be the highlight of
to produce blond streaks in (the hair) by bleaching
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