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 video room has therefore become a crucial theatre, underlined by Arteta consulting educational experts to ensure his presentations were illustrated in the optimal way for players to absorb the information.
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Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 Sep. 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 company underlined that shipyards report attrition rates of 20–22% among average workers, with critical trades experiencing rates as high as 30% or more.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
This disruption, too, needs to be underlined as a serious threat.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Jordan Campbell, New York Times, 30 Sep. 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 company underlined that shipyards report attrition rates of 20–22% among average workers, with critical trades experiencing rates as high as 30% or more.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 24 Sep. 2025
Text appearing for the first time in the new statement is in red and underlined.
—Alex Harring, CNBC, 17 Sep. 2025
This disruption, too, needs to be underlined as a serious threat.
—Tim Bajarin, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underlined
Verb
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One user emphasized that while the daughter wanted to have her wedding on that date, their son didn't have a choice in the day.—
Kayla Grant,
PEOPLE,
7 Oct. 2025
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Tarlowe emphasized that the current risk-reward balance looks unfavorable heading into Dollar Tree's upcoming Investor Day.—
Lisa Kailai Han,
CNBC,
7 Oct. 2025
Verb
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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,
8 Oct. 2025
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The stark difference between my pre-clinic and post-clinic phone sex work powerfully reinforced the phone counseling idea.—
Nicki J. Monti,
MSNBC Newsweek,
7 Oct. 2025
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“Underlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underlined. Accessed 9 Oct. 2025.
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