Verb (used with object), : to emphasize a point; to emphasize the eyes with mascara.    From Dictionary.com. 

The name emphasized our ancient Native American connection and suited her perfectly.    From Wordnik.com.  [When Animals Speak] Reference

Palin emphasized that she did not control the fund.    From Wordnik.com.  [Palin rejects allegations over legal defense fund] Reference

He audibly emphasized the Arabic word for depth as he spoke.    From Wordnik.com.  [NYT > Home Page] Reference

` ` That's what our coach has emphasized, is playing 48 minutes.    From Wordnik.com.  [USATODAY.com - Basketball - Golden State vs. New Orleans] Reference

The region, Langewiesche emphasized, is difficult and unappealing.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tales From the Borderlands] Reference

What was NOT emphasized is the whole Malthusian political position.    From Wordnik.com.  [Assessing Causality] Reference

It seems to me that the first thing that must be emphasized is to persevere.    From Wordnik.com.  [Present Conditions In China] Reference

Joy (1): What was NOT emphasized is the whole Malthusian political position.    From Wordnik.com.  [Assessing Causality] Reference

�� Veteran coach Doug Martin emphasized the importance of finishing games during the spring.    From Wordnik.com.  [Around the Mid-American Conference] Reference

Mr. Bernanke again emphasized the importance of inflation expectations to the Fed in his speech Friday.    From Wordnik.com.  [Wary Economists Expect Fed Asset Purchases] Reference

Martin emphasized the concerns were the result of preliminary observations and not part of the team's final report.    From Wordnik.com.  [Tanzania's Ruling Party Expects to Win Election] Reference

The rival term emphasized by critics of the war was "escalation": a word that owes its grim connotations to Vietnam.    From Wordnik.com.  [Euphemism and American Violence] Reference

The primary reason for the factory, executives emphasized, is that the United States is the automaker's largest foreign market.    From Wordnik.com.  [In its biggest foreign market, BMW gets skilled workers for less] Reference

But the empty rooms do not confirm the idea emphasized to the prospect.    From Wordnik.com.  [Certain Success] Reference

It was a forgotten place whose very name emphasized the hopelessness of its existence.    From Wordnik.com.  [Unnatural Selection] Reference

Freytag emphasized the value of the acquisition goes far beyond its competitive benefits.    From Wordnik.com.  [ClickZ News Blog] Reference

The girl was at her wit's end, for his ingenuous expression emphasized the truth of his words.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Earth Trembled] Reference

Family and family bonds are emphasized, which is something that we can all hopefully relate to.    From Wordnik.com.  [Anime Nano!] Reference

The word emphasized must stand between.    From Wordnik.com.  [Ritchie's Fabulae Faciles A First Latin Reader] Reference

'moon', and in the third picture, the other word emphasized is 'star', another type of heavenly body.    From Wordnik.com.  [Recently Uploaded Slideshows] Reference

It's not certain whose speech she was condemning, but Obama "emphasized" which side he is sitting on.    From Wordnik.com.  [Latest Articles] Reference

Freeh later re-emphasized his own lack of vigilance.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Violations Of Privacy'] Reference

Manafort emphasized that Dole would have to be "" razor-focused. ''.    From Wordnik.com.  [Don't Look Now] Reference

In public scoldings, the Feds emphasized the gravity of such offenses.    From Wordnik.com.  [Big Crimes, Big Time] Reference

My teacher has emphasized diversification and warned us about short-selling.    From Wordnik.com.  [MAIL CALL & CORRECTION] Reference

Blame it on Confucius, who emphasized deference to one's elders and teachers.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Mandarin Scam] Reference

Hwang emphasized that he undertook his work solely to advance therapeutic cloning.    From Wordnik.com.  [A NEW CLONING DEBATE] Reference

He recently emphasized the point by announcing he would modernize his nuclear arsenal.    From Wordnik.com.  [PUTIN'S PRATFALL] Reference

At the beginning, you emphasized the outsider more; now you're stressing your experience.    From Wordnik.com.  ['Is This A Bunch Of Lollipops?'] Reference

He hasn't emphasized a few signature policies to let us know what his top priorities are.    From Wordnik.com.  [Message: Get a Message] Reference

In Santiago, both countries also emphasized second-generation reforms that go beyond trade.    From Wordnik.com.  [Drifting Away] Reference

As a result, Clinton's Russia policy has emphasized domestic reform and psychological engineering.    From Wordnik.com.  [Beware: A Threat Abroad] Reference

Another emphasized how the War on Terror has clearly grown beyond the influence of a single person.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call: The Ongoing Hunt for Osama bin Laden] Reference

The catastrophic environmental, psychological and economic costs of childbearing would be emphasized.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Cautionary Campaign] Reference

Tepper also emphasized that any consumer who is dissatisfied with any of the company's products gets a full refund.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Bush Clan's Donor Problem] Reference

He described how close the talks had come to collapse, and he emphasized the difficulty of keeping peace in a land of blood feuds.    From Wordnik.com.  [Shipping Out] Reference