highlight

highlight
[[t]ha͟ɪlaɪt[/t]]
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highlights, highlighting, highlighted
1) VERB If someone or something highlights a point or problem, they emphasize it or make you think about it.

[V n] Last year Collins wrote a moving ballad which highlighted the plight of the homeless...

[V n] Once again, the `Free Press' prefers not to highlight these facts...

[V n] Two events have highlighted the tensions in recent days.

Syn:
2) N-COUNT: oft N of n The highlights of an event, activity, or period of time are the most interesting or exciting parts of it.

...a match that is likely to prove one of the highlights of the tournament...

The highlight of my day used to be cooking Meg a meal when she came in from work...

I don't want to watch the game now. I'll just wait till the highlights come on later tonight.

3) N-PLURAL Highlights in a person's hair are narrow lighter areas made by dyeing or sunlight.

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