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
Both titles underscore Womack’s drive to diversify into prestige content with strong international resonance.
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
In practice, the validator vote underscored how stablecoins are evolving into ecosystems where yield is too valuable to leave untouched.
—Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Program leaders underscored that trainees are never ordered to put food back.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
The dinner underscored Silicon Valley’s strategic realignment with the Trump administration, as companies seek favorable regulatory treatment and government contracts while positioning themselves for the AI boom.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Emiliano De Pablos, Variety, 16 Sep. 2025
In practice, the validator vote underscored how stablecoins are evolving into ecosystems where yield is too valuable to leave untouched.
—Jon Helgi Egilsson, Forbes.com, 16 Sep. 2025
Program leaders underscored that trainees are never ordered to put food back.
—Cybele Mayes-Osterman, USA Today, 6 Sep. 2025
The dinner underscored Silicon Valley’s strategic realignment with the Trump administration, as companies seek favorable regulatory treatment and government contracts while positioning themselves for the AI boom.
—Dave Smith, Fortune, 5 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underscore
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In recent years, as American moms have been enthusiastically encouraged to breastfeed, many experts have emphasized that making sure infants are fed, period, should be parents’ highest priority.—
Yasmin Tayag,
The Atlantic,
14 Sep. 2025
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Psychologist Marshall Rosenberg, the founder of Nonviolent Communication, emphasized that beneath most criticisms or demands lies a universal human need.—
Mark Travers,
Forbes.com,
14 Sep. 2025
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Instead of predictive policing that reinforces existing biases, envision AI that helps communities understand and address root causes of social problems.—
Cornelia C. Walther,
Forbes.com,
16 Sep. 2025
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That’s not the case with the Margaret Dabbs London Nail Strengthening Treatment, which reinforces flimsy fingernails after just one swipe of its brush.—
Sophia Panych,
Allure,
16 Sep. 2025
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“Underscore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underscore. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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