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
That is the second-highest tally in the Chelsea squad behind Joao Pedro (162), underlining that the Argentina international has become the team’s secondary goal threat when the ball goes wide.
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Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
At the same time, the price of the metal has dropped considerably in recent days, underlining the volatility the metal is known to experience.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Right now, the Leo Full Moon is underlining the principles of your 7th House of Alliances.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
This process of underlining, copying, and recopying is the backbone of Newsom’s working life.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Sports are a platform for self-expression, underlining his desire to cut against the grain or go his own way.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The lesson is worth underlining.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Another 80 homes of Friday prayer leaders — an important position within Iran’s theocracy — were also damaged, likely underlining the anger demonstrators felt toward symbols of the government.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Michael Malone, during his Nuggets days, was a genius at creating enemies, of underlining slights that may or may not have ever been real.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Anantaajith Raghuraman, New York Times, 7 Feb. 2026
At the same time, the price of the metal has dropped considerably in recent days, underlining the volatility the metal is known to experience.
—Matt Richardson, CBS News, 6 Feb. 2026
Right now, the Leo Full Moon is underlining the principles of your 7th House of Alliances.
—Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 1 Feb. 2026
This process of underlining, copying, and recopying is the backbone of Newsom’s working life.
—Nathan Heller, New Yorker, 1 Feb. 2026
Sports are a platform for self-expression, underlining his desire to cut against the grain or go his own way.
—Patrick Z. McGavin, Chicago Tribune, 31 Jan. 2026
The lesson is worth underlining.
—Renae Gregoire, Forbes.com, 22 Jan. 2026
Another 80 homes of Friday prayer leaders — an important position within Iran’s theocracy — were also damaged, likely underlining the anger demonstrators felt toward symbols of the government.
—Jon Gambrell, Los Angeles Times, 16 Jan. 2026
Michael Malone, during his Nuggets days, was a genius at creating enemies, of underlining slights that may or may not have ever been real.
—Arkansas Online, 15 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underlining
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Every piece in the collection celebrates the symbolism of constellations, while emphasizing nature and astronomy.—
Micaela English,
Travel + Leisure,
19 Feb. 2026
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Hammer leavens the central drama with a subplot involving Amanda’s daughter Sara and her burgeoning love affair with a local boy, emphasizing Amanda’s dilemma, having to play mother to her mother and let her little girl go.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
19 Feb. 2026
Verb
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French President Emmanuel Macron, representing one of only two states in Europe (the other being Britain) with nuclear weapons capability, is pushing for intra-European debates on reinforcing nuclear deterrence — with or without the United States.—
Daniel DePetris,
Chicago Tribune,
19 Feb. 2026
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Conventional reinforcing steel is embedded in it to increase its load-bearing capacity.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Feb. 2026
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“Underlining.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underlining. Accessed 21 Feb. 2026.
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