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

From the beginning, APEC has seen itself not as a grouping of countries, but of economies, the term emphasizing.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Vladimir Putin Nominated for Hip Hop Award] Reference

From the beginning, APEC has seen itself not as a grouping of countries, but of economies, the term emphasizing Drag to Playlist.    From Wordnik.com.  [WN.com - Articles related to Vladimir Putin Nominated for Hip Hop Award] Reference

There are a lot of dangers in emphasizing affirmative action too much.    From Wordnik.com.  [Jackson: Black leaders want to engage more with Obama] Reference

Obama is being smart in emphasizing the economic benefits of environmentalism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Matthew Yglesias » SOTU Coverage] Reference

So the important part here, the one I've been emphasizing, is evaluating information.    From Wordnik.com.  [Critical Thinking Exercise: Bad Design] Reference

She was ahead of her time in emphasizing the importance of the freshness of food and food in its season.    From Wordnik.com.  [In Praise of Edna Lewis] Reference

What Sarah isn't emphasizing is that he bragged about the foundation's success when it wasn't his to claim.    From Wordnik.com.  [Police vs. animal shelter] Reference

I understand that other countries are similar in emphasizing their own interests, I just think we go over the line.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Just God Would Only Steer Hurricanes to the U.S.] Reference

This view actually helps to illustrate the value of the ciboria in emphasizing and enthroning the free-standing altar.    From Wordnik.com.  [An Irish Ciborium and the Ciborium Generally] Reference

Many of the cultures put weight in emphasizing different characteristics in the final wine (mocha, cherries, fuller mouth feel).    From Wordnik.com.  [The New York Cork Report:] Reference

The one thing my parents keep emphasizing is how important it is for me to finish my education, so that I'll never be in their position.    From Wordnik.com.  [Patrice Bendig: When The Recession Hits Home] Reference

Again emphasizing how little conflict there is this season, the other ladies threw Laura a birthday party, complete with like, 11 cakes.    From Wordnik.com.  ['America's Next Top Model' recap: Devoting full-time to floating | EW.com] Reference

However, window treatments should never be neglected, as they play an important part in emphasizing the individual character of the place.    From Wordnik.com.  [Bedroom Decorating Ideas] Reference

The old Batman television series had it partially right in emphasizing this effect, even if they intended an artistic homage to the comics.    From Wordnik.com.  [The Music of Rocky IV | Heretical Ideas Magazine] Reference

O'BRIEN: And it's a metaphor that Barack Obama keeps emphasizing, which is it is not about me.    From Wordnik.com.  [CNN Transcript Jan 17, 2009] Reference

I've offered some of my thoughts, starting with the idea of emphasizing the strengths of the channel.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

"auteur", or author, the first term emphasizing the profession, and the other emphasizing the independent creation.    From Wordnik.com.  [cafebabel.com] Reference

But wanted to use a word emphasizing loftiness without such an obvious reference to embellishment.    From Wordnik.com.  [Topping Shakespeare? Aspects of the Nobel Prize for Literature] Reference

"I," she recalls emphasizing, "will teach you the cheers.    From Wordnik.com.  [Air Force Times - News] Reference

They have some changes, such as emphasizing vintage clothes, and bought a large collection.    From Wordnik.com. Reference

Above all, he says, colleges should be emphasizing portion size.    From Wordnik.com.  [Rethinking the Freshman 15] Reference

Clinton officials say they're not de-emphasizing counterterrorism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mixed Signals] Reference

Others thought Stone missed the point by not emphasizing terrorism.    From Wordnik.com.  [Letters to the Magazine] Reference

"We are really emphasizing that this is a serious device," Smith says.    From Wordnik.com.  [Electroshock Therapy] Reference

Companies began emphasizing discounts in the 1980s, because inflation subsided.    From Wordnik.com.  [Is Inflation Really Dead?] Reference

But we kept emphasizing it, and you can feel it, not just in fashion, but in all kinds of industries.    From Wordnik.com.  [Luxury’s Image Problem] Reference

The saddest minority in a city emphasizing health and fitness are those who are unwholesomely shaped.    From Wordnik.com.  [Life On The Edge] Reference

Japan's approach -- emphasizing regulation and conformity to communal values -- aims to manage change.    From Wordnik.com.  [Japan's Harsh Reality Check] Reference

Many schools have begun emphasizing "pastoral care," special attention to their charges 'emotional needs.    From Wordnik.com.  [Such, Such Were the Joys] Reference

Foster was hardly the only one promoting his plans or emphasizing his light-footedness in this horse race.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Tale Of Two Towers] Reference

But Mackey denies that shift was driven by clever marketing or de-emphasizing healthy food in favor of gourmet treats.    From Wordnik.com.  [THE GREEN MACHINE] Reference

We need long-range programs emphasizing prevention and treatment, along with law enforcement and training at every level.    From Wordnik.com.  [Mail Call] Reference

"You're not emphasizing negativity, and you're helping them feel involved," says Kara Albisu of the Alzheimer's Association.    From Wordnik.com.  [Coping With The Darkness] Reference

To make peace, the army started calling itself "all green," shrewdly emphasizing the color of soldiers 'uniforms, not their skin.    From Wordnik.com.  [Extremism In The Ranks] Reference

Like other adware CEOs, Abram claims his company is changing its ways and emphasizing "transparency, transparency, transparency.".    From Wordnik.com.  [INVASION OF THE PC SNATCHERS] Reference

It perpetuates dependency, emphasizing the aggrieved status of the "protected" groups, rather than individual achievement or creativity.    From Wordnik.com.  [A Poor Excuse For Poverty Solutions] Reference