as in emphasized
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 underlined
The clash of views and the depth of the politics involved was further underlined by Ayoub Khan, a member of parliament for the Birmingham Perry Barr constituency, signing a petition calling for the game to be called off, staged in a neutral country or held without an away crowd.
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Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Moore underlined that the components of this system are very mature.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Torquemada also underlined the Netflix effect in lifting the Spanish capital to its status of a leading European production hub since the global streamer first set up shop locally a decade ago.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Downstream at the Shanghai Hongqiaio International Central Business District, representative Frank Kong underlined the goal of the human part of the equation.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In an interview with CNN last week, senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad underlined how far that demand is from the group’s intentions.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Few of these themes are underlined in dialogue.
—Judy Berman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
The fate of the venue underlined deep worries about pandemic-era gentrification of the high desert, as big-money real estate and entertainment firms jockeyed for control of desirable properties and development opportunities.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Phil Hay, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
Moore underlined that the components of this system are very mature.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Torquemada also underlined the Netflix effect in lifting the Spanish capital to its status of a leading European production hub since the global streamer first set up shop locally a decade ago.
—Annika Pham, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
Downstream at the Shanghai Hongqiaio International Central Business District, representative Frank Kong underlined the goal of the human part of the equation.
—Matthew Tostevin, MSNBC Newsweek, 30 Sep. 2025
In an interview with CNN last week, senior Hamas official Ghazi Hamad underlined how far that demand is from the group’s intentions.
—Oren Liebermann, CNN Money, 30 Sep. 2025
Advertisement Few of these themes are underlined in dialogue.
—Judy Berman, Time, 25 Sep. 2025
The fate of the venue underlined deep worries about pandemic-era gentrification of the high desert, as big-money real estate and entertainment firms jockeyed for control of desirable properties and development opportunities.
—August Brown, Los Angeles Times, 23 Dec. 2024
Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined.
—Sean Conlon, CNBC, 18 Dec. 2024
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underlined
Verb
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In an interview with People around the time the book came out, Knowles emphasized the importance of never skipping mammogram appointments.—
Hannah Dailey,
Billboard,
28 Oct. 2025
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The former artistic director of the Locarno Film Festival and Berlinale, who is currently director of the National Museum of Cinema in Turin, emphasized the critical role that press coverage plays in helping these films find audiences.—
Naman Ramachandran,
Variety,
28 Oct. 2025
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These past two days have reinforced for me the importance of codifying principles and creating a road map to achieve them.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 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,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Underlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underlined. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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