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1. | [ verb ] move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent | |
Synonyms: | spotlight play_up foreground | |
Examples: | "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics" |
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Related terms: | background background emphasize highlighter | |
2. | [ noun ] the most interesting or memorable part | |
Synonyms: | high_spot | |
Examples: | "the highlight of the tour was our visit to the Vatican" |
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Related terms: | detail foreground | |
3. | [ noun ] an area of lightness in a picture | |
Synonyms: | highlighting | |
Related terms: | light foreground | |
Similar spelling: |
highlighter highlighting |