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Highlighted

Description:

Highlighted is the past participle form of the verb "highlight". It can also serve as an adjective or a noun.

As a verb:

Sense 1: To emphasize or bring attention to something by marking it with a bright color or applying special effects.

Example sentence: She highlighted the important sentences in the article with a yellow marker.

Sense 2: To select or focus on an area of text or image on a computer screen.

Example sentence: He highlighted the words he wanted to delete before pressing the backspace key.

As an adjective:

Sense 1: Referring to something that has been given special prominence or attention.

Example sentence: The highlighted text indicates the changes made to the original document.

As a noun:

Sense 1: A section or portion of text or image that has been marked or selected for emphasis or attention.

Example sentence: The professor asked us to review the highlights of each chapter before the exam.