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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But after a rookie season that showed flashes of brilliance, highlighted by a 130-yard performance in his second NFL game, his production regressed.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Oct. 17, 2026
It highlighted oil-importing low-income countries not exposed to the boom in artificial intelligence investment as being the most vulnerable.
From Barron's ● Oct. 17, 2026
Piper Sandler’s Johnson also highlighted that the index’s chart depicts that those who bought tech stocks after the Nasdaq’s breakout to the late-September and early-October record highs got duped.
From MarketWatch ● Oct. 16, 2026
In general, education ministers in England have been more likely to set direction for teachers, highlighted by the approach to phonics.
From BBC ● Oct. 15, 2026
She had arrived for rehearsal looking professional, all her lines highlighted in yellow.
From "Middlesex: A Novel" by Jeffrey Eugenides
