Highlight and Point

Highlight

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

Usage example: according to the TV schedule, this week's “Astronomy Today” highlights the accomplishments of Maria Mitchell

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Point and highlight are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Point" instead the word "Highlight" as a noun or a verb.

Point verb - Be a signal for or a symptom of.

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Highlight and point are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Highlight" instead the word "Point" as a verb or a noun.

particular	particular highlight	particular point
true	true highlight	true point
single	single highlight	single point
real	real highlight	real point
Other adjectives: large, big, main, early, major, dramatic, different, biggest.

If you have to highlight and read it ... just to see if you want to highlight and read it, there is no point to the spoiler font.

Source: Administrivia / Handling Spoilers
Greenpeace had a delightful banner ad at one point which was intended to highlight the nuclear waste problems of the Mayak power plant in Russia.

Source: Nightmare Fuel / Public Service Announcement
Just to highlight how powerful it is, Shining at one point shoots it point blank with a flare.

Source: Implacable Man

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Point and Highlight. (2016). Retrieved 2026, July 22, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/highlight/point

Highlight & Point. N.p., 2016. Web. 22 Jul. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/highlight/point>.

Point or Highlight. 2016. Accessed July 22, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/highlight/point.

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