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emphasis; stress; highlighting; underlining; underscoring
accentuating (a feature or certain part); accenting
strong tone (of the market); firm tone
彼はその点を強調していたよね。
He was emphasizing that point.
大事なところは強調して話すよ。
I emphasize the important parts when I speak.
強調しすぎると逆効果になるかも。
Too much emphasis might backfire.