highlighter
noun
high·light·er
ˈhī-ˌlī-tər 
plural highlighters
1
: a cosmetic for making facial features (such as the cheekbones) appear lighter or brighter
To enhance her natural beauty, the former model's complexion is glowing with a light, iridescent highlighter on her cheeks and a clear, glittery gloss on her lips.—
Nicole Saunders
Nicole Saunders2
: a pen with a broad felt tip and brightly colored transparent ink for marking selected passages in a text
At least 100 publications, from newspapers to scientific journals, come into the building daily, and the editors' scissors and highlighters are never idle.—Keith Henderson
Keith HendersonExamples of highlighter in a Sentence
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There’s no purpose to be served for her by putting a yellow highlighter on that.
—George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Those cheers were more muted in the 19th minute, when Sanchez, now wearing the Courage’s highlighter pink kits, ripped a blast past Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury from just outside the box.
—Sapna Bansil, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Editor's tip: The champagne shade also acts as a non-pore-enhancing, mirror-like face highlighter.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Aug. 2024
Related Articles The serendipitous moment happened eight months ago, and that small idea has now turned into six products including blushes, highlighters, lip glosses, micellar water, a primer and SPF.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 30 July 2024
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George Skelton, Los Angeles Times, 2 Sep. 2024
Those cheers were more muted in the 19th minute, when Sanchez, now wearing the Courage’s highlighter pink kits, ripped a blast past Spirit goalkeeper Aubrey Kingsbury from just outside the box.
—Sapna Bansil, Washington Post, 30 June 2024
Editor's tip: The champagne shade also acts as a non-pore-enhancing, mirror-like face highlighter.
—Jennifer Hussein, Allure, 13 Aug. 2024
Related Articles The serendipitous moment happened eight months ago, and that small idea has now turned into six products including blushes, highlighters, lip glosses, micellar water, a primer and SPF.
—Hikmat Mohammed, WWD, 30 July 2024
See all Example Sentences for highlighter
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“Highlighter.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/highlighter. Accessed 1 Oct. 2024.
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