Acknowledge
Acknowledge verb - To accept the truth or existence of (something) usually reluctantly.
Highlight and acknowledge are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Highlight" instead a verb "Acknowledge".
Highlight
Highlight verb - To indicate the importance of by centering attention on.
Acknowledge and highlight are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Acknowledge" instead a verb "Highlight".
Common collocations
| change | acknowledge change | highlight change |
| role | acknowledge role | highlight role |
| importance | acknowledge importance | highlight importance |
| status | acknowledge status | highlight status |
| Other words: point, relationship, nature, series, fact, difference, damage, hypocrisy, flaws. | ||
Both words in one sentence
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It's also the only song from the album that the two acknowledge, as they performed a revamped version during their reunion tours (with a salsa interlude to highlight Chong and Shelby's salsa dancing, something they took up as a hobby in the 1990s).
Source: Creator / Cheech and Chong
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Highlight and Acknowledge. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/acknowledge/highlight
Acknowledge & Highlight. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/acknowledge/highlight>.
Highlight or Acknowledge. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/acknowledge/highlight.
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