George was the highlight of the evening.
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Highlight
/ˈhaɪˌlaɪt/
Synonyms for "highlight" (304 found)
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Closest matches (61)
accentaccentuateaffectarc lightingarguebe indicative ofbe significant ofbe symptomatic ofbeaconbelaborbespeakbetokenblack and whitebrandishbreathebrightenbrighten upbring forthbring forwardbring into view
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Noun(22 words)
accentsaccentuatingannotateasteriskingboldboldfacebright patchcentercenterfoldscenteringcenterpiececherry-pickcirclecircle markcircle radiuscircled graphcolorcolor cueconcept tagcontouring
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contrastscraft marker
Verb(6 words)
Adjective(6 words)
bold bbold color schemebrighter colorcivic values focusconspicuous cuecore learning importance
Strong matches (91)
decorative lightingdemonstratedenominatedenotedevelopdifferentiatedirect lightingdisclosedisplaydivulgedramatizedwell onelectric lightingemanationembodyemphasizeenactenlightenenlightenmententail
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evidenceevinceexhibitexpose to viewexpressfeaturefestoon lightingflauntflood with lightfloodlightfloodlightingflourishfluorescent lightinggaslightinggive emphasis togive evidencegive signgive tokenglow lightingharp onhigh spothighlightshintidentifyillumeilluminateilluminationillumineincandescent lightingincarnateindicateindirect lighting
Verb(11 words)
draw attentionemblazonemphasizedemphasizesevidences a trendexclaimflaggedfloodlightedfocaliseforegroundforegrounded
Adjective(3 words)
Noun(25 words)
emphasisemphasizeemphasizingenergy phraseenrapturingfeature guestfeaturesfeaturingflag signalflaggingfocal pointfoilforegroundingforegroundsgemsglareoleglintglintingglintsgloss
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Related words (152)
involveirradianceirradiancyirradiateirradiationitalicizelightlight and shadelight sourcelight uplightenlightingluminateluminous energymake a federal casemake a show ofmake clearmake plainmanifestmark
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materializemeannoteoutstanding featureoveraccentuateoveremphasizeoverhead lightingovershineoverstressparadeperformphotosensitivityplace emphasis onplaypoint uppresentproducepunctuateradianceradiancyradiant energyradiationrelumereluminerepresentrevealrinseroll outrub inset forthshed light uponshine uponshowshow forthsidelightsignifyspot lightingspotlightstage lightingstand forstarstressstrip lightingsuggestsymptomatizesymptomizetestifythrow light upontokentonalitytrot outunderlineunderscoreunfoldvisible radiationwave
Verb(19 words)
isolate cellsmaintain emphasisplay uppress the issueprioritizeprioritizespublicize policypublicizesshowcasedsingledspotlightspotlightedstar the showstarredstressedtopicalizeunderlinedunderscoredwake up the class
Noun(51 words)
key pointskeynotinglabel as importantlesson focuslight bouncelimelightmain pointmarkmark variablemark word in textmarqueesmath program featuresmost importantnative language focusednote disorganizationnote findingsnotesnoticingoutlinephrase motif
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placing actionplain featureplanning emphasispointpoint outpointsrecapsafety featuringsheenshowcasingsingle outsingled forcesinglingspotlightsstandoutstep by step notesstone accentstory featurestressstressesstressingsummaryteaching itemthrust intotoppingunderliningunderscoreunderscoresunderscoringusage orientedweight behind argument
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14 entriesaccentuatebold textbrief summarybullet pointscolorcolored textglinthighlighted sectionkey pointssheenspecular highlightunderlineunderlined textunderscore
Collocations
10 entrieschapter highlightschart datafindingshighlighted sectionkey highlightkey pointsmain ideatext highlightthe textyellow highlight
Inflections
3 entriesDerivations
3 entriesSample sentences
21 total sentences available.
The bioluminescent bay was the highlight of our trip.
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This was the highlight of my day.
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In the fall semester of 2015, a group of students created the Third Door project to highlight the need for gender-neutral bathrooms.
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