Say for an emphasis

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Say for an emphasis

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Ms. McCrillis admits that she, too, will sometimes resort to an all-cereal lineup for dinner, if nothing else catches her eye. She chooses a healthier cereal for the main course, followed by, say, Lucky Charms for dessert. "I do that, too!" exclaimed her friend Stephanie Dignan, a sophomore, who was standing next to Ms. McCrillis on the college green.

Q : Does a function of "say" in the sentence an emphasis?
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'Say' is informal for 'for example'.
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