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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Other bills focus on checking voter rolls or underscoring that only citizens can vote (which already is the law).
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2025
The lengthy sessions — 25 hours total by one supervisor’s count — underscored just how much of the county’s social safety net could soon be slashed.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
One such player did move Friday, as Boston’s Brandon Carlo was traded to the Maple Leafs, but the price Toronto paid (a first-round pick and a top prospect) only underscored Yzerman’s reluctance to wade into those waters.
—Max Bultman, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
The cost in time and technology underscores gold’s friction in everyday use.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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Carolyn Komatsoulis, Idaho Statesman, 8 Mar. 2025
The lengthy sessions — 25 hours total by one supervisor’s count — underscored just how much of the county’s social safety net could soon be slashed.
—Rebecca Ellis, Los Angeles Times, 8 Mar. 2025
One such player did move Friday, as Boston’s Brandon Carlo was traded to the Maple Leafs, but the price Toronto paid (a first-round pick and a top prospect) only underscored Yzerman’s reluctance to wade into those waters.
—Max Bultman, The Athletic, 8 Mar. 2025
The cost in time and technology underscores gold’s friction in everyday use.
—Dave Birnbaum, Forbes, 27 Feb. 2025
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“Underscore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underscore. Accessed 24 Mar. 2025.
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