Definitions
from The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 5th Edition.
- noun A usually fluorescent marker used to mark important passages of text.
- noun A cosmetic for emphasizing areas of the face, such as the eyes or cheekbones.
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- noun A
marker pen used tohighlight text.
from WordNet 3.0 Copyright 2006 by Princeton University. All rights reserved.
- noun a fluorescent marker used to mark important passages in a text
- noun a cosmetic used to highlight the eyes or cheekbones
Etymologies
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Examples
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Every time you’re reading a book or magazine, ensure your highlighter is handy.
Elevate Your Writing By Using Well-Positioned Quotes | Write to Done 2010
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In total, I purchased fourteen orange pens and one orange highlighter the highlighter was an accident — I didn't realize it was a highlighter when I bought it.
Orange Pen Mike Lynch 2011
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A lot of accessible tools have been added to the Toolbar to make it easy to find your torrent like 'keyword highlighter', 'select toggle' to toggle between search engines by category, and 'toggle by first letter' to easily find the search engine you need.
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.and you use a pink highlighter which is a bit gay as well..
The Right to Offend 2007
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"highlighter" subform on the master page (the highlighter is an arrow).
Adobe Blogs 2009
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I had prepped precocious Cindy Hammer for a feature on Camp Pa-He-Tsi in Winnisquam, Michigan, using every tool in my portable makeup kit; styptic pencil, upper armpit blusher, highlighter.
A Day in the Life of a Supermodel Armpit Makeup Artist Con Chapman 2011
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She searches about for her highlighter and slowly begins marking the areas that the professor had said would be on the exam.
Study Break--A Sky Without Zeppelins Missing Scene--Happy Birthday Amyo67 amberfocus 2009
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Celebrity makeup artist Mai Quynh used Get Bright hook-up highlighter in Natural ($6) and Good Glowing mosaic blush in Hush Baby ($7).
Fashion Forward: Blanchett is bright in Armani's Black Lace makeup 2010
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Using an orange highlighter, he divided the search area by unit.
Search Moves Deep Into Radiation Zone Daisuke Wakabayashi 2011
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First, take a highlighter and apply it right on top of the cheekbones.
Mally Roncal: Glasses, Braces, Gray Hair: Make-Up Tips For Working With What You've Got Mally Roncal 2012
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