noun
- An area of lightness in a picture.
- synonyms: highlight
verb
- Move into the foreground to make more visible or prominent.
- usage: "The introduction highlighted the speaker's distinguished career in linguistics"
- synonyms: foreground, highlight, spotlight, play up
- Apply a highlighter to one's cheeks or eyebrows in order to make them more prominent.
- usage: "highlight the area above your eyebrows"
- synonyms: highlight
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