Emphasis and Punch

Emphasis

Emphasis noun - A special notice or importance given to something.

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Punch and emphasis are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Punch" instead a noun "Emphasis".

Punch noun - The quality of an utterance that provokes interest and produces an effect.

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Emphasis and punch are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Emphasis" instead a noun "Punch".

Nearby Words: punchy, punched, punching, puncher, punchline

emotional	emotional emphasis	emotional punch
full	full emphasis	full punch
special	special emphasis	special punch
heavy	heavy emphasis	heavy punch
Other adjectives: strong, real, massive, big, serious, huge, major, dramatic, less, extra, additional, added, bigger, stronger.

He then dents the nearby brick wall with a single punch for emphasis.

Source: Punch a Wall
Sucker Punch plays some of this for drama, as a lot of emphasis is on how uncomfortable the protagonists are at constantly being seen as sex objects.

Source: Male Gaze

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