as in to emphasize
to make more apparent
a history of the Old West that underscores the role that pioneer women had in bringing order and stability to the wild frontier
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Recent Examples of underscore
Secretary of State Marco Rubio met with Indian External Affairs Minister Subrahmanyam Jaishankar on the sidelines of the United Nations General Assembly on Monday, and his office’s comments underscored a desire on the part of both nations to work toward a symbiotic agreement.
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Rotman’s decades-long career has also been shaped by external events that underscored the importance of insurance.
—William Jones, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Though the Senate is unlikely to pass it, the bill prompted widespread protests in Latin America’s largest economy, underscoring the deep divisions in Brazilian politics with presidential elections due next year.
—semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
While there was no denying that Black Americans could make demands of the state based on the promises of the Constitution, the reframing of these demands as human rights underscored both the gravity of the concerns as well as their global implications.
—Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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Kate Nishimura, Sourcing Journal, 23 Sep. 2025
Rotman’s decades-long career has also been shaped by external events that underscored the importance of insurance.
—William Jones, USA Today, 23 Sep. 2025
Though the Senate is unlikely to pass it, the bill prompted widespread protests in Latin America’s largest economy, underscoring the deep divisions in Brazilian politics with presidential elections due next year.
—semafor.com, 22 Sep. 2025
While there was no denying that Black Americans could make demands of the state based on the promises of the Constitution, the reframing of these demands as human rights underscored both the gravity of the concerns as well as their global implications.
—Time, 22 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underscore
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Management also emphasized strength in the retail business, thanks to technology investments, store optimization and market share gains.—
TipRanks.com Staff,
CNBC,
21 Sep. 2025
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The Paper emphasizes how essential — and sometimes even heroic — local journalism can be, something that was intentional for the co-creators.—
Emily Zemler,
Rolling Stone,
21 Sep. 2025
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As the fireline is constructed, inspected or reinforced, mappers record those details to adjust the containment percentage.—
CA WILDFIRE BOT,
Sacbee.com,
22 Sep. 2025
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The simulations closely mirrored the experimental data, which reinforced the conclusion that the team had directly observed multiscale coupling.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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“Underscore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underscore. Accessed 27 Sep. 2025.
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