as in emphasizing
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 underlining
The House vote in part was the GOP laying down a marker underlining their vehement opposition to the homeschooling bill.
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Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
In response, Pulido posted a video on social media underlining how significant those celebrations are to the communities of South Texas.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
Cinematographer Ben Goodman straddles the line between both with sharp lensing that places particular emphasis on overhead shots, underlining Caplan’s horizontal helplessness.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
In October 2024, rider Zéphir hit 66 km/h (41 mph) on the river Seine in Paris on a 4,500-watt PWR-Foil REVO, underlining how smart hydrodynamics and efficient wings can beat raw power in a race.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 11, New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2026
Riyadh, meanwhile, has emerged as a key exit route for the super-rich and senior executives looking for safe passage out of the region, underlining the Saudi capital’s transformation in recent years.
—semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
For example, Zendocs provides basic markup tools like highlighting, underlining, adding comments, and adding freehand drawings.
—Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Qualifying is also relatively simple, too, as borrowers will need a balance over $7,500, approximately, a demonstrable hardship underlining their inability to pay and a recorded history of being behind on payments.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Without taking away from Newsom’s work ethic, this memoir cannot help underlining how much his smooth upward assent has been greased by family connections.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Mark Pazniokas, Hartford Courant, 26 Mar. 2026
In response, Pulido posted a video on social media underlining how significant those celebrations are to the communities of South Texas.
—Isabella Gomez Sarmiento, NPR, 24 Mar. 2026
Cinematographer Ben Goodman straddles the line between both with sharp lensing that places particular emphasis on overhead shots, underlining Caplan’s horizontal helplessness.
—Dennis Harvey, Variety, 14 Mar. 2026
In October 2024, rider Zéphir hit 66 km/h (41 mph) on the river Seine in Paris on a 4,500-watt PWR-Foil REVO, underlining how smart hydrodynamics and efficient wings can beat raw power in a race.
—Omar Kardoudi
march 11, New Atlas, 11 Mar. 2026
Riyadh, meanwhile, has emerged as a key exit route for the super-rich and senior executives looking for safe passage out of the region, underlining the Saudi capital’s transformation in recent years.
—semafor.com, 3 Mar. 2026
For example, Zendocs provides basic markup tools like highlighting, underlining, adding comments, and adding freehand drawings.
—Ethan M. Stone, USA Today, 27 Feb. 2026
Qualifying is also relatively simple, too, as borrowers will need a balance over $7,500, approximately, a demonstrable hardship underlining their inability to pay and a recorded history of being behind on payments.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 24 Feb. 2026
Without taking away from Newsom’s work ethic, this memoir cannot help underlining how much his smooth upward assent has been greased by family connections.
—Helen Lewis, The Atlantic, 24 Feb. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underlining
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His longtime representative has again pushed back in response to the series, defending him as a beloved television figure and rejecting the allegations while emphasizing his reputation and legacy.—
Seth Abramovitch,
HollywoodReporter,
26 Mar. 2026
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Others argue that wavelengths should not be considered in isolation, emphasizing the importance of a broad spectrum of light — the way nature delivers it.—
Lynne Peeples,
Scientific American,
26 Mar. 2026
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The team further enhanced performance by modifying the SMP’s chemical composition and reinforcing it with carbon fibers to improve stiffness and durability.—
Jijo Malayil,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Mar. 2026
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OpenAI is battling more than a dozen different death and harm suits, including one centered on a tragic murder-suicide allegedly spurred by ChatGPT reinforcing an unstable man’s paranoid delusions.—
Maggie Harrison Dupré,
Futurism,
26 Mar. 2026
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“Underlining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underlining. Accessed 1 Apr. 2026.
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