as in to emphasize
to make more apparent
a history of the Old West that underscores the role that pioneer women had in bringing order and stability to the wild frontier
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Recent Examples of underscore
Stories like these have underscored the human dimension of a grinding war, where soldiers form bonds with animals in the trenches.
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
The round would mark one of Europe’s largest recent AI financings and underscores investor appetite for next-generation visual models.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Thailand’s growing importance was underscored by rising cross-border interest.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
The results mark the first time more Americans have sided with the Palestinians since The New York Times first asked this question 27 years ago, in 1998, underscoring a sea change in public attitudes.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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Kapil Kajal, Interesting Engineering, 30 Sep. 2025
The round would mark one of Europe’s largest recent AI financings and underscores investor appetite for next-generation visual models.
—Jeremy Kahn, Fortune, 30 Sep. 2025
Thailand’s growing importance was underscored by rising cross-border interest.
—Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 30 Sep. 2025
The results mark the first time more Americans have sided with the Palestinians since The New York Times first asked this question 27 years ago, in 1998, underscoring a sea change in public attitudes.
—Brendan Rascius, Miami Herald, 30 Sep. 2025
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The White House emphasized incidents in Portland, home to one of the oldest organizations in the United States to carry the Antifa moniker, in its statements about the designation.—
Andy Rose,
CNN Money,
28 Sep. 2025
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Smith had emphasized staying compact at halftime, knowing Charlotte’s defensive record was built on preventing crosses and free headers.—
Colin Cerniglia,
Charlotte Observer,
28 Sep. 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,
29 Sep. 2025
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Pettersson’s sturdy performances over the weekend, and the fact that the club gave him a lengthy look on Sunday on the right side, would seem to have reinforced his incumbency in the battle for a spot in the opening-night lineup.—
Thomas Drance,
New York Times,
29 Sep. 2025
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“Underscore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underscore. Accessed 2 Oct. 2025.
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