All 3 Uses

highlight
in
The Last Song
(Edited)

That, she supposed, was the highlight of her career.
Chpt 1 *

highlight = best part
And it was a highlight; she wasn't naive about what she'd accomplished.
Chpt 1

highlight = something that stands out as good
Like Kayla, she had at least half a dozen piercings in each ear, highlighted with a couple of miniature skulls that dangled from her earlobes, and her dark eye shadow and eyeliner gave her an almost feral appearance.
Chpt 3 *

highlighted = emphasized (calling attention to)

Definitions:

(1) (highlight as in: highlight the main findings)
emphasize (call attention to something)
(2) (highlight as in: highlights of the year)
something that stands out
(3) (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
(4) (highlight as in: highlights in hair)
noun: a strip of hair that is lighter

verb: making strips of hair lighter
(5) (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
(6) (highlight as in: highlights the text and deletes)
select (on a computer screen)
(7) (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.