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• s  spoken with emphasis
  an emphatic word
• s  sudden and strong
  an emphatic no
• s  forceful and definite in expression or action
  the document contained a particularly emphatic guarantee of religious liberty

• In fact, it's the experts in adolescent development who wax most emphatic about the value of family meals, for it's in the teenage years that this daily investment pays some of its .
• An instant later, a cloud of dust, settling slowly in the bright September sun, revealed the emphatic figure of Umpire George Magerkurth leaning toward the plate with his hand .
• The British were nearly as emphatic in their backing of Israel, although the Frenchapparently concerned about the fate of the $19 million Air France jet that was still sitting .

• emphasized
• emphasised
• exclamatory
• forceful

News & Articles

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• USA vs. Panama: What We Learned From United States' Impressive Shutout Win
  Team USA had the opportunity against Panama to take over as the sole leader of its 2014 World Cup qualifying group, and they seized it in emphatic fashion, scoring a shutout 2-0 victory.  With the win USMNT picked up three points and will head into their June 18 match with Honduras as the hottest team in the hexagonal group.  While Panama is by no means an elite team, the victory is still a ...
  June 12, 2013 - Bleacher Report
• Cricket-Silky Dhawan leads India into Champions Trophy semis
  (Adds quotes) By Ed Osmond LONDON, June 11 (Reuters) - Shikhar Dhawan's classy unbeaten 102 led India to an emphatic eight-wicket victory over West Indies on Tuesday and a place in the Champions Trophy semi-finals. Dhawan continued his impressive form to guide his team to their target of 234 with more than 10 overs to spare in the Group B match at the Oval and confirm Pakistan's elimination from ...
  June 11, 2013 - Reuters via Yahoo! Sports
• Sky Blue FC vs. Western New York Flash: Final Score 0-3, The Flash end Sky Blue's win streak
  The Western New York Flash halted Sky Blue FC's winning streak in emphatic fashion over the weekend, comfortably defeating them 3-0 on their home field in New Jersey. Sky Blue's hopes of securing a clean sheet were lost four minutes into the game when Samantha Kerr stole the lead with her game winning goal. Towards the end of the first half, Carli Lloyd recorded her first goal of the season with ...
  June 11, 2013 - SB Nation

Quotes

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• John Howard in New York Times
  A few moments ago I telephoned Mr. Kevin Rudd and I congratulated him and the Australian Labor Party on a very emphatic victory,Mr. Howard told a room of emotional supporters.
• Pete Morelli in Washington Post
  In the pool report, Morelli said he discussed the field goal with two officials, and one of them was "very emphatic that the ball hit the extension and came back across, which in Rule #11, Section 5-C, the entire ball must pass through the goal in...
• Ian Callum in Trade Arabia
  The new XJ is a thoroughly modern interpretation of the quintessential Jaguar,said Ian Callum, Jaguar design director. "It is the most emphatic statement yet of Jaguar's new design direction."