| No. | Item | Definition |
|---|---|---|
| 1. | accenting | emphasizing a feature |
| 2. | accentuating | making more noticeable or important |
| 3. | advancing | putting forward for consideration |
| 4. | amplifying | increasing emphasis or effect |
| 5. | assigning weight to | giving measured importance to |
| 6. | attaching importance to | considering important |
| 7. | belaboring | emphasizing too repeatedly |
| 8. | bolding | making type visually prominent |
| 9. | bracketing | setting apart for notice |
| 10. | bringing attention to | causing people to notice |
| 11. | bringing home | making fully understood |
| 12. | bringing out | making a feature more apparent |
| 13. | calling attention to | making people notice |
| 14. | capitalizing | using capitals for emphasis |
| 15. | centering | placing at the main focus |
| 16. | circling | marking around for attention |
| 17. | citing | mentioning as evidence or support |
| 18. | clarifying | making easier to understand |
| 19. | demonstrating | showing by evidence or example |
| 20. | directing attention to | guiding notice toward |
| 21. | drawing attention to | directing notice toward |
| 22. | drawing notice to | making noticeable |
| 23. | driving home | making a point forcefully clear |
| 24. | dwelling on | spending emphasis on |
| 25. | echoing | repeating or reinforcing |
| 26. | elevating | raising in importance or status |
| 27. | emboldening | making text bold for emphasis |
| 28. | emphasizing | giving special importance to |
| 29. | expressing | putting into words |
| 30. | featuring | giving a prominent role to |
| 31. | flagging | marking for special notice |
| 32. | focusing attention on | centering notice on |
| 33. | focusing on | concentrating attention on |
| 34. | foregrounding | placing in a prominent position |
| 35. | framing | presenting to shape attention |
| 36. | getting across | communicating clearly |
| 37. | giving prominence to | making more noticeable |
| 38. | giving weight to | treating as significant |
| 39. | hammering home | emphasizing forcefully and repeatedly |
| 40. | hammering the point | repeating a point forcefully |
| 41. | heightening | increasing force or prominence |
| 42. | heralding | announcing or signaling prominently |
| 43. | highlighting | calling attention to |
| 44. | homing in on | directing attention precisely toward |
| 45. | identifying | showing or naming clearly |
| 46. | illuminating | making clear or understandable |
| 47. | indicating | pointing out or suggesting |
| 48. | insisting on | stressing firmly |
| 49. | italicizing | printing in italics for emphasis |
| 50. | laboring the point | overemphasizing an idea |
| 51. | laying emphasis on | stressing clearly |
| 52. | laying stress on | placing emphasis on |
| 53. | lending emphasis to | adding force to |
| 54. | lining beneath | drawing a line under |
| 55. | maintaining | asserting as true |
| 56. | making a point of | deliberately emphasizing |
| 57. | making clear | showing plainly |
| 58. | making evident | showing clearly |
| 59. | making obvious | showing beyond doubt |
| 60. | making plain | showing in an obvious way |
| 61. | making the point | stating the idea clearly |
| 62. | marking | showing as significant |
| 63. | mentioning | referring to briefly or clearly |
| 64. | moving to the foreground | making more prominent |
| 65. | noting | mentioning or observing specifically |
| 66. | outlining | marking the edges of |
| 67. | pinpointing | identifying exactly |
| 68. | pointing out | directing attention to |
| 69. | pointing up | making especially clear or noticeable |
| 70. | pressing | urging forcefully |
| 71. | prioritizing | treating as more important |
| 72. | promoting | advancing or supporting strongly |
| 73. | ramming home | emphasizing very forcefully |
| 74. | recapping | summarizing again for emphasis |
| 75. | reinforcing | making a point stronger |
| 76. | reiterating | saying again for emphasis |
| 77. | repeating | saying again |
| 78. | restating | saying again differently |
| 79. | showcasing | presenting prominently or attractively |
| 80. | showing | making apparent or visible |
| 81. | signaling | showing or suggesting clearly |
| 82. | spotlighting | drawing focused attention to |
| 83. | strengthening | making an idea more forceful |
| 84. | stressing | placing strong emphasis on |
| 85. | throwing emphasis on | making especially prominent |
| 86. | throwing into relief | making sharply noticeable |
| 87. | touting | promoting or praising publicly |
| 88. | trumpeting | proclaiming loudly or proudly |
| 89. | underlining | marking as especially important |
| 90. | upholding | supporting or affirming strongly |
| 91. | urging | pressing strongly or insistently |
| 92. | using italics for | emphasizing through italic type |
| 93. | validating | confirming as sound or important |
| 94. | verifying | confirming as true or clear |
| 95. | voicing | expressing openly |
| 96. | vouching for | affirming support for something |
| 97. | warning of | drawing attention to danger |
| 98. | weighing | considering as important |
| 99. | witnessing | attesting or giving evidence |
| 100. | zeroing in on | focusing closely on |
