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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The company’s proposal on Friday underscored that Google doesn’t want to lose those defaults entirely.
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Paresh Dave, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
Vice President-elect JD Vance is flexing his influence on Capitol Hill, underscoring his role as a critical and often behind-the-scenes player in President-elect Trump’s orbit while other prominent figures steal the headlines.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
That’s Two Feet on the soundtrack for this scene, which is the same artist that underscored the Brie/Brady hookup after he was released from prison in season 4.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Tina’s life-changing first encounter with The Beef, during a particularly demoralizing day, underscores the series’ central themes of care and hospitality while fleshing out our understanding of characters like Jon Bernthal’s Mikey from a new perspective.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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Paresh Dave, WIRED, 21 Dec. 2024
Vice President-elect JD Vance is flexing his influence on Capitol Hill, underscoring his role as a critical and often behind-the-scenes player in President-elect Trump’s orbit while other prominent figures steal the headlines.
—Brett Samuels, The Hill, 20 Dec. 2024
That’s Two Feet on the soundtrack for this scene, which is the same artist that underscored the Brie/Brady hookup after he was released from prison in season 4.
—Sara Netzley, EW.com, 19 Dec. 2024
Tina’s life-changing first encounter with The Beef, during a particularly demoralizing day, underscores the series’ central themes of care and hospitality while fleshing out our understanding of characters like Jon Bernthal’s Mikey from a new perspective.
—Daniel Fienberg, The Hollywood Reporter, 19 Dec. 2024
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“Underscore.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underscore. Accessed 26 Dec. 2024.
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