All 5 Uses of
highlight
in
The Hunger Games
- My face is relatively clear of makeup, just a bit of highlighting here and there.
p. 67.5 *highlighting = emphasizing by making some areas lighter
- Perhaps if he wins the Games, he'll see me on victor's night, when they replay the highlights of the Games on a screen over the stage where we did our interviews.
p. 242.4highlights = best parts
- Usually, this is a single, ornate chair from which the winning tribute watches a film of the highlights of the Games, but since there are two of us, the Gamemakers have provided a plush red velvet couch.
p. 361.6
- During the highlights, they periodically show the winner's reaction up on a box in the corner of the screen.
p. 362.4 *
- Whoever puts together the highlights has to choose what sort of story to tell.
p. 362.8highlights = things to emphasize as important
Definitions:
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(highlight as in: highlight the main findings) emphasize (call attention to something)
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(highlight as in: highlights of the year) something that stands out
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(highlight as in: highlights and shadows) noun: something that is lighter and draws attention -- such as an area of a painting
verb: making something lighter -- such as an area of a painting -
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(highlight as in: highlights in hair) noun: a strip of hair that is lighter
verb: making strips of hair lighter -
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(highlight as in: highlights with a yellow marker) to mark important text; or something that is marked to draw attention to it -- as with a felt-tip pen with a bright, transparent ink
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(highlight as in: highlights the text and deletes) select (on a computer screen)
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(meaning too rare to warrant focus) The form highlighter, can also refer to a type of makeup that draws attention to parts of the face.