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In literature, the term "highlight" operates in a dual capacity, functioning both as a marker of importance and as a descriptive accent. In one sense, it directs attention in a practical, almost instructional way—guiding readers to key areas in a text or visual element, such as indicating corrections or selecting a menu option [1, 2, 3, 4, 5]. In another sense, it metaphorically signifies the pinnacle or most memorable moment of a narrative, capturing what stands out as the best part of an event or period [6, 7, 8, 9]. Additionally, the word is employed to describe subtle enhancements in visual descriptions, where it delineates refined details on objects like a rifle or conveys fleeting brilliance in a character's appearance [10, 11, 12, 13]. This versatility enriches the narrative by merging functional direction with evocative imagery.
  1. Keeping that in mind, use the right-arrow key to highlight the ``New'' menu selection, and then press Enter .
    — from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass
  2. Highlight ``Beginning'' and press Enter .
    — from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass
  3. Highlight the ``Primary'' menu selection and press Enter .
    — from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass
  4. Using the down-arrow key, highlight the free space entry in the partition list.
    — from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass
  5. Now highlight the ``New'' menu selection and proceed just as you did when you created the first primary partition.
    — from Narrative of the Life of Frederick Douglass, an American Slave by Frederick Douglass
  6. Foreign policy was a highlight of Monroe's two years.
    — from Hallowed Heritage: The Life of Virginia by Dorothy Margaret Torpey
  7. The day was the highlight of the entire vacation.
    — from Through These Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Lauren Ann Isaacson
  8. Mail delivery was an exalted highlight of the day, arriving sometime after the lunch hour.
    — from Through These Eyes The courageous struggle to find meaning in a life stressed with cancer by Lauren Ann Isaacson
  9. This would be the highlight of the whole parade!
    — from Abducted to Oz by Chris Dulabone
  10. There is a highlight along the top of the rifle between Oswald's left hand and the point where the rifle passes his left shoulder.
    — from Warren Commission (07 of 26): Hearings Vol. VII (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission
  11. I am speaking now of the highlight above the hand.
    — from Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission
  12. The weapon has been retouched by placing a highlight along the stock almost up to the end of the bolt.
    — from Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission
  13. It appears to be slightly clearer in the photograph on page 80; the highlight along the stock is sharper and more crisp and in more detail.
    — from Warren Commission (04 of 26): Hearings Vol. IV (of 15) by United States. Warren Commission

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