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".
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
Both words in one sentence
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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.
Source: Video Game / Streets Of Fury - 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.
Cite this Source
Press and Highlight. (2016). Retrieved 2026, August 10, from https://thesaurus.plus/related/highlight/press
Highlight & Press. N.p., 2016. Web. 10 Aug. 2026. <https://thesaurus.plus/related/highlight/press>.
Press or Highlight. 2016. Accessed August 10, 2026. https://thesaurus.plus/related/highlight/press.
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