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make a federal case
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make a federal case
accent, accentuate, belabor, dwell on, emphasize, follow out, follow up, give emphasis to, go all lengths, go all out, go the limit, harp on, highlight, italicize, leave nothing undone, overaccentuate, overemphasize, overstress, place emphasis on, point up, punctuate, rub in, see it through, spotlight, star, stress, underline, underscore
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