highlighter
noun
a felt-tip pen with a wide nib for highlighting passages of printed material in a soft, transparent color.
highlighters
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pluralof highlighter.plural
The grammatical form denoting more than one person, place, thing, or idea.
Example Sentences
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All we lost out on were some Royal Caribbean highlighters, anyway.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 3, 2026
To get a sense of whether you’re spending your money meaningfully, Agnew suggests we review monthly spending with highlighters in three different colors.
From MarketWatch ● Nov. 21, 2025
Jenner swiftly expanded her brand’s reach, introducing an eye shadow palette in 2016, highlighters in 2017 and so on.
From Los Angeles Times ● Nov. 2, 2023
Each high school kit contained a large, three-ring binder, eight spiral-bound and two composition notebooks, two 12-packs of yellow pencils, a pack of highlighters, two packs of black ink pens and a set of earbuds.
From Seattle Times ● Sep. 2, 2022
She blinked and added, “I have highlighters, too, if you need them.”
From "Breadcrumbs" by Anne Ursu
