- highlight
- {{Roman}}I.{{/Roman}} nounADJECTIVE▪ absolute, definite, main, major, real, undisputed (esp. BrE), undoubted (esp. BrE)▪
The real highlight of the trip for me was the visit to the Tower of London.
▪ notable (esp. BrE)▪ obvious▪ personal▪ comic, football, musical, sporting (BrE), sports (AmE)▪ career▪ edited highlights (BrE), recorded highlights (BrE), video highlights▪Recorded highlights of the game will be shown later tonight.
▪streamed video highlights from today's news
PHRASES▪ the highlight of the day, week, year, etc.▪{{Roman}}II.{{/Roman}}The highlight of the week was Saturday's fireworks.
verbADVERB▪ clearly▪These figures clearly highlight the difference in world living standards.
▪ dramatically, graphically, starkly▪The needs of these children were dramatically highlighted by the Action Group.
▪ merely, only, simply▪The talks merely highlighted the great gulf between the two sides.
▪ particularly, specifically▪ rightly▪ repeatedly▪ recentlyVERB + HIGHLIGHT▪ serve to▪The incident has sadly only served to highlight the differences within the party.
Highlight is used with these nouns as the subject: ↑article, ↑example, ↑exhibit, ↑report, ↑result, ↑study, ↑surveyHighlight is used with these nouns as the object: ↑aspect, ↑benefit, ↑case, ↑complexity, ↑contrast, ↑danger, ↑difference, ↑extent, ↑fact, ↑failing, ↑flaw, ↑gap, ↑impact, ↑importance, ↑inadequacy, ↑inconsistency, ↑issue, ↑limitation, ↑link, ↑necessity, ↑need, ↑peril, ↑plight, ↑point, ↑problem, ↑role, ↑shortcoming, ↑similarity, ↑text, ↑vulnerability, ↑weakness
Collocations dictionary. 2013.