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- verb Present participle of
highlight . - noun An area of the
skin orhair containinghighlights . - adjective Causing
emphasis , drawing attention;revealing .
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun an area of lightness in a picture
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Examples
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In a brief interview, I spoke to Robinson about "climate justice," a term highlighting that climate change is a human rights issue for which the West is largely responsible.
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My worry is that some bright spark will come up with the idea of an English Liberation Army, based on the IRA - after all we can all see how successful terrorist organisatins have been in "highlighting" their causes; haven't we?
My ancestors would be turning in their graves at the BNP's distortion of the reasons why they fought and died for Britain Norfolk Blogger 2009
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She said it was impossible to ignore the part that fathers 'pressure groups had played in highlighting issues previously hidden behind the secretive doors of the family courts.
Childhood casualties of the family courts Tracy McVeigh 2010
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Gay men have a wide range of access to homosexual porn too, again highlighting the male dominance in the industry.
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And I think that's the reason it's worth highlighting, is that this is a region where, in fact, the Chinese position and the U.S. position are, in fact, quite antithetical.
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Here, Dennis 'ability to employ both conservative and liberal rhetorical strategies in highlighting unsustainable political practices abroad firmly places him beyond left and right.
Dustin Reid: Beyond Left and Right: Why John Dennis Should Be a Liberal's Pick in San Francisco Dustin Reid 2010
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We were interested in highlighting the differences of attitude between the "traditional" Prussians, and the "modern" Frenchmen, not only in terms of amber gathering, but in everything.
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The video makes a good point in highlighting how it is not the terrorists per se that are changing our way of life, which is often the justification used by the government for laws such as the attempted 90 day detention and subsequent 42 day attempt.
Taking Liberties… « My Liberal Democrat Political Ramblings… 2009
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Another point worth highlighting is that napping is not just a cure for drowsiness.
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It appears that both politicians and especially the punditocracy on the 24-hour news networks have come to specialize in highlighting the very worst arguments of their opponents, and using them as case-studies for why the opposition is too stupid to be trusted.
Pareto-Ideologies 2009
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