as in to emphasize
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 underline
Moore underlined that the components of this system are very mature.
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Executives from global fashion houses also attended, underlining the brand’s growing resonance in the international luxury landscape.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Dogears, underlines, and peonies marking each favorite page.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
But the cast had to always play it straight, underlines Macfadyen.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 16 Oct. 2025
Executives from global fashion houses also attended, underlining the brand’s growing resonance in the international luxury landscape.
—Footwear News, 15 Oct. 2025
Dogears, underlines, and peonies marking each favorite page.
—Literary Hub, 14 Oct. 2025
But the cast had to always play it straight, underlines Macfadyen.
—Marta Balaga, Variety, 13 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underline
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Al-Falih emphasized his country’s long-term strategy of building supply chain resilience and energy capacity to power the digital economy of the future.—
Dave Smith,
Fortune,
26 Oct. 2025
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The researcher emphasizes that this advancement supports a wide range of applications, from precise lithium monitoring in healthcare and improved performance in battery technologies to reliable measurements in environmental analysis.—
Bojan Stojkovski,
Interesting Engineering,
26 Oct. 2025
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These past two days have reinforced for me the importance of codifying principles and creating a road map to achieve them.—
Diane Brady,
Fortune,
28 Oct. 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,
27 Oct. 2025
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“Underline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underline. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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