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punctuate::verb | Spocien Dictionary
| Type | Words |
|---|---|
| Synonyms | accent, accentuate, emphasise, emphasize, stress |
| Type of | express, evince, show |
| Has types | emphasise, emphasize, bear down, play down, point up, press home, background, ram home, re-emphasise, re-emphasize, set off, topicalize, bring out, underscore, underline, downplay, drive home |
Examples of punctuate
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The Sun Will Rise features stomps and claps to punctuate an angry breakup scene.
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To punctuate his impressive performance, he served three aces in his final game.
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Even though events may punctuate the schedule, predicting them reduces the chaos.
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Splashes of greenery punctuate the sandy ground because it is the rainy season.
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Black-and-white shots of a rainy New York City in the 1950s punctuate the scenes.
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To this, Rubin lets out a freewheeling chortle to punctuate the ridiculousness.
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Lyndon Johnson's capitulation in March 1968 merely served to punctuate the defeat.
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Announcers would punctuate a program by proclaiming it the last of the series.
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One important lesson transcends the rivalries and hubris that punctuate this book.
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- Insert punctuation marks into
- Stress: to stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet"
- Interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone"
- (punctuation) something that makes repeated and regular interruptions or divisions
- (punctuation) the marks used to clarify meaning by indicating separation of words into sentences and clauses and phrases
- Punctuation marks are symbols that indicate the structure and organization of written language, as well as intonation and pauses to be observed when reading aloud.
- (Punctuation (chess)) When annotating chess games, commentators frequently use question marks and exclamation points to denote a move as bad or good. The symbols normally used are "??", "?", "?!", "!?", "!", and "!!". ...
- Add punctuation to; vary; interrupt; give structure
- (Punctuation) The earliest manuscripts have little punctuation and it only occurs sporadically before the eighth century.
