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
The deal includes a warrant allowing OpenAI to acquire up to 10% of AMD, underscoring the deepening alliance across the AI hardware race.
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
The disruption underscores the broader trade turmoil that’s left the Canadian economy reeling.
—Joseph Hostetler, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Developed in response to customer feedback and over three years in the making, the relaunch underscores the brand’s ongoing commitment to serving women over 40.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The commentary on Mishkin underscores the limitations of mediation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Lim Hui Jie, CNBC, 7 Oct. 2025
The disruption underscores the broader trade turmoil that’s left the Canadian economy reeling.
—Joseph Hostetler, Fortune, 7 Oct. 2025
Developed in response to customer feedback and over three years in the making, the relaunch underscores the brand’s ongoing commitment to serving women over 40.
—Catherine Santino, PEOPLE, 7 Oct. 2025
The commentary on Mishkin underscores the limitations of mediation.
—Michael McCann, Sportico.com, 7 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underscore
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When making placements at the Turina James, unlike at the Civic and other CoLEAD shelters, the city is no longer emphasizing Third Avenue clients but instead people from Seattle’s Chinatown-International District.—
Ashley Hiruko,
ProPublica,
6 Oct. 2025
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The event, launched in 1982, celebrates the freedom to read and express ideas and emphasizes the importance of fighting censorship.—
Jennifer Borresen,
USA Today,
5 Oct. 2025
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The clutch start in the regional only reinforced it.—
Mitch Bannon,
New York Times,
6 Oct. 2025
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Wooden vessels for polar exploration typically reinforced the hulls internally with diagonal support beams, which braced the sides of the ship against lateral compression from powerful sea ice, said Tuhkuri, who researches the mechanics of ice.—
Mindy Weisberger,
CNN Money,
6 Oct. 2025
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“Underscore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underscore. Accessed 12 Oct. 2025.
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