accenting

verb

Definition of accentingnext
present participle of accent
as in emphasizing
to indicate the importance of by centering attention on the town's promotional literature accents its vital role in American history

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  1. emphasizing
  2. stressing
  3. featuring
Verb
  • In summary, align your leaders, manually collect relevant information and incrementally make your way up to automation while emphasizing the need for a unified system to address security, data and business requirements.
    Balaji Ganesan, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
  • For business development leaders, emphasizing how automation and AI solutions can help companies operate efficiently despite workforce gaps is key.
    Barry Reicherter, Forbes, 4 Oct. 2024
Definition of emphasizing
Verb
  • Wiener had defended the bill, stressing that its provisions only apply to companies that spend more than $100 million on training large models or $10 million fine-tuning models, limits that would exempt most smaller startups.
    Shirin Ghaffary / Bloomberg, TIME, 30 Sep. 2024
  • The United States can make a powerful case for its economic leadership by stressing fairness, transparency, and accountability.
    Michael J. Green, Foreign Affairs, 15 Feb. 2021
Definition of stressing
Verb
  • These upgraded electrical ROVs – featuring rat-proof wiring, indestructible tires, and ergonomic driving levers – are akin to a rodent version of Tesla’s Cybertruck.
    Kelly Lambert, Discover Magazine, 14 Nov. 2024
  • Hats and T-shirts featuring the phrase have also popped up on some e-commerce sites.
    Angela Yang, NBC News, 12 Nov. 2024
Definition of featuring
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Thesaurus Entries Near accenting

accented

accenting

accents

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