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highlighting

verb hiliting

  1. gerund, participle, present present participle and gerund of highlight

noun highlightings · hiliting

  1. countable, uncountable The visual emphasis of text by means of a highlight.
  2. countable, uncountable An area of the skin or hair containing highlights.

adjective more highlighting · most highlighting · hiliting

  1. Causing emphasis, drawing attention; revealing. Uplights have a more highlighting effect.

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Closest in meaning: underlining, underscoring, underline, citing, labelling, emphasise, starring, showcase, focusing, showing, showcasing, identifying, noting, explaining, emphasize, revealing

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noun emphasis of text

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@misc{highlighting_2026,
  title = {highlighting},
  howpublished = {Wiktionary, via Micwyn},
  year = {2026},
  url = {https://micwyn.com/word/highlighting},
  urldate = {2026-11-06}
}