Highlight and Press

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

Press and highlight are semantically related. In some cases you can use "Press" instead a verb "Highlight".

Press

Press verb - To indicate the importance of by centering attention on.
Usage example: an office e-mail that presses the need for greater vigilance concerning building security

Highlight and press are semantically related. Sometimes you can use "Highlight" instead a verb "Press".

Nearby Words: pressed, pressing, pressroom

Mutual synonyms

How words are described

light light highlight light press
single single highlight single press
real real highlight real press
large large highlight large press
Other adjectives: early, major, yellow.

Common collocations

character highlight character press character
change highlight change press change
point highlight point press point
issue highlight issue press issue
Other words: sides, moments.

Both words in one sentence

  • Video Game / Streets Of Fury Secret Character: Aside from the unlockables from the character select, there is the less obvious to unlock: Dark BenzaieHow to play On a Xbox 360, or X-input pad, highlight Benzaie, hold LB+RB then press A.
  • And then in June 2013, ''Highlight Express'' was canceled, leaving an overnight show about soccer (ESPN FC Press Pass) the only program produced solely for the network.
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