Drive and Emphasize

Drive

Drive verb - To urge, push, or force onward.

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Emphasize and drive are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Emphasize" instead a verb "Drive".

Nearby Words: driving, driven, driver, driveway

Emphasize verb - To indicate the importance of by centering attention on.

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Drive and emphasize are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Drive" instead a verb "Emphasize".

character	drive character	emphasize character
power	drive power	emphasize power
part	drive part	emphasize part
idea	drive idea	emphasize idea
Other words: point, fact, way, characters.

It's not clear whether this was actually the (never before seen) effect of a Prowler's FTL drive, or an abstract effect meant to emphasize John's sense of loss and isolation.

Source: Eldritch Starship
But to further emphasize the point (no pun intended), the score is shown with eight placeholders, so after you drive eight hours, the score reads "00000001".

Source: Video Game / Penn and Teller's Smoke and Mirrors
While Miles struggles with his low self-esteem, all of his friends emphasize how intimidated they are by his genius, drive, and presence:Ivan: In between inspiring you to strangle him with your bare hands, he could make you proud enough to cry...So small, so wrecked, so obnoxious.

Source: Literature / Vorkosigan Saga aka: Komarr

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