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Punctuate (Verb)

To stress, single out as important; "Dr. Jones emphasizes exercise in addition to a change in diet".

Verbs of telling, asking, ordering, singing.

Her impassioned speech served to punctuate the urgency of the current environmental crisis.
A perfectly timed pause by the comedian helped punctuate the humor in his joke.
Throughout the documentary, dramatic music and cinematography were used to punctuate key moments in the story.
The politician's tears visibly moved the crowd and punctuated the sincerity of her apology.
Scientific studies are essential to punctuate the importance of early intervention in preventing the spread of disease.

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Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

She carefully punctuated the poem with commas and semicolons to maintain its rhythm.
The writer took the time to punctuate the article properly before submitting it.
To make the message clearer, he went back to punctuate the email with periods and colons.
The editor helped to punctuate the novel by inserting necessary commas and apostrophes.
A period is used to punctuate the end of a declarative sentence.

Interrupt periodically; "Her sharp questions punctuated the speaker's drone".

Verbs of size, temperature change, intensifying, etc..

His loud laughter punctuated the tense silence in the room.
Sirens punctuated the evening air as emergency services rushed to the scene.
The sound of shattering glass punctuated the couple's argument that had been simmering all night.
Her sudden outbursts of anger punctuated the counselor's attempts to mediate the discussion.
The occasional crack of a baseball bat punctuated the summer afternoon air.