as in to emphasize
to indicate the importance of by giving prominent display
the dean's speech underlined some of the impressive accomplishments racked up by members of the graduation class
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Recent Examples of underline
President Donald Trump’s decision to pause the implementation of his tariff agenda underlines a reshuffling of his trade messaging, or at least the messengers seeking to ease concerns among the American electorate.
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025
What has emerged as a trade war by President Donald Trump with Xi Jinping's China underlines the much larger struggle for global dominance between the rival powers and the very real possibility of the military conflict for which both sides are now gearing up intensively.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
As sharp and severe selloffs in financial markets underline the global scope and radical uncertainty of this move, executives are racing to build an understanding of the global economic impact.
—Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Harvard Business Review, 10 Apr. 2025
The fact that Australia’s Prime Minister carved out 45 minutes between parliamentary sessions to indulge kids at least two terms from voting age underlines his belief that social media represents an unambiguous threat to his nation’s most precious resource: its children.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
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Christian Datoc, The Washington Examiner, 12 Apr. 2025
What has emerged as a trade war by President Donald Trump with Xi Jinping's China underlines the much larger struggle for global dominance between the rival powers and the very real possibility of the military conflict for which both sides are now gearing up intensively.
—David Faris, MSNBC Newsweek, 11 Apr. 2025
As sharp and severe selloffs in financial markets underline the global scope and radical uncertainty of this move, executives are racing to build an understanding of the global economic impact.
—Philipp Carlsson-Szlezak, Harvard Business Review, 10 Apr. 2025
The fact that Australia’s Prime Minister carved out 45 minutes between parliamentary sessions to indulge kids at least two terms from voting age underlines his belief that social media represents an unambiguous threat to his nation’s most precious resource: its children.
—Charlie Campbell, Time, 3 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underline
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Fremont’s 2024 Homelessness Response Plan emphasized prevention, housing and outreach.—
David Bonaccorsi,
Mercury News,
22 Apr. 2025
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Scrolling Instagram and TikTok was damaging enough to my self-worth prior to pregnancy, but there’s nothing quite like seeing a fitness or lifestyle influencer emphasizing the flatness of their abs mere weeks after delivery to demolish your confidence.—
Michelle Konstantinovsky,
SELF,
22 Apr. 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,
19 Apr. 2025
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That includes carving out meeting-free hours, encouraging asynchronous communication when possible, and reinforcing that deep work matters.—
Dr. Diane Hamilton,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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“Underline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underline. Accessed 2 May. 2025.
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