All 4 Uses of
highlight
in
Sycamore Row
- And these were just the most memorable highlights of a chaotic and sloppily lived life, one he would have happily traded long ago for something more traditional.†
p. 264.4highlights = things that stand out
- The highlight of the meeting was the distribution of the jury list, and the judge saved it for last.†
p. 442.5 *highlight = best part
- He and Quince Lundy then spent half an hour hitting the highlights of Seth Hubbard's amazing ten-year journey from the ruins of his second divorce to wealth that no one in Ford County had ever seen.†
p. 528.8highlights = things that stand out
- The highlight had been a group interview with Jerry Ray Mason, a condemned killer whose case they'd studied and who was scheduled to make a final walk to the gas chamber in less than three months.†
p. 211.3 *
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) 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.