Emphasize
Mutual synonyms
Common collocations
| connection | emphasize connection | make connection |
| character | emphasize character | make character |
| point | emphasize point | make point |
| appearance | emphasize appearance | make appearance |
| Other words: turn, use, way, difference. | ||
Both words in one sentence
- Compare Hail to the Thief, which can sound similar but is used to emphasize setting instead of make a direct political point.
Source: Protest Song -
However, to make Cloud stand out more and emphasize his role in the game as the lead protagonist, his design to give him spiky blond hair instead
Source: Spiky Hair -
Emphasize EVERYTHING: Chick uses bolds and caps a LOT, when he wants characters to make something particularly clear; that is, when they're not shouting.
Source: Comic Book / Chick Tracts
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Make and Emphasize. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 21, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/emphasize/make
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Make or Emphasize. 2016. Accessed July 21, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/emphasize/make.
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