as in emphasizes
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 underlines
This also underlines how the admirably, anti-tank Heat are being asked to save civilization, protect The Republic, maintain a sense of morality in an immoral world and protect our children’s tomorrow from an accelerated descent into nihilism.
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Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Market pros said this underlines CTAs’ ability to adapt to different market environments and not rely on one single factor.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
All this came without Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, absent with a hip problem and a niggle, respectively, which underlines the depth Arsenal did not have in previous title challenges.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The proactive, detailed encouragement by professional leagues to turn athletes into content creators sharply underlines changing dynamics in the overall sports and media landscape, and at the Olympics themselves.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The mercurial entrepreneur’s appearance in the Epstein files once again underlines the carmaker’s continuous struggles to control the narrative and rein in the drama.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
That exercise underlines the fact that unsupervised learning can’t replace physicists just yet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
States Are Taking Control From Markets As an economist, Fatih Birol underlines that the era of open, supply-and-demand energy markets, which found its zenith in the 1990s and 2000s, is effectively over.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The rib-poking voiceover, which might as well have been accompanied by talking-head interviews, repeatedly underlines the groundbreaking quality of public access in a way that suggests the audience might forget.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Dave Hyde, Sun Sentinel, 10 Feb. 2026
Market pros said this underlines CTAs’ ability to adapt to different market environments and not rely on one single factor.
—Hugh Leask, CNBC, 9 Feb. 2026
All this came without Bukayo Saka and Martin Odegaard, absent with a hip problem and a niggle, respectively, which underlines the depth Arsenal did not have in previous title challenges.
—Sukhman Singh, New York Times, 9 Feb. 2026
The proactive, detailed encouragement by professional leagues to turn athletes into content creators sharply underlines changing dynamics in the overall sports and media landscape, and at the Olympics themselves.
—Sara Germano, Sportico.com, 6 Feb. 2026
The mercurial entrepreneur’s appearance in the Epstein files once again underlines the carmaker’s continuous struggles to control the narrative and rein in the drama.
—Victor Tangermann, Futurism, 5 Feb. 2026
That exercise underlines the fact that unsupervised learning can’t replace physicists just yet.
—IEEE Spectrum, 3 Feb. 2026
States Are Taking Control From Markets As an economist, Fatih Birol underlines that the era of open, supply-and-demand energy markets, which found its zenith in the 1990s and 2000s, is effectively over.
—Scott Montgomery, Forbes.com, 30 Jan. 2026
The rib-poking voiceover, which might as well have been accompanied by talking-head interviews, repeatedly underlines the groundbreaking quality of public access in a way that suggests the audience might forget.
—Vikram Murthi, IndieWire, 24 Jan. 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underlines
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The report emphasizes that machines are designed to minimize the use of water and to reduce energy consumption without compromising the quality of the final product.—
Angela Velasquez,
Sourcing Journal,
11 Feb. 2026
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Petrelli gives a nuanced performance that emphasizes the meaning that Thea finds in researching and writing alongside Lövborg, even if the academic and publishing worlds have no place for her.—
Emily McClanathan,
Chicago Tribune,
11 Feb. 2026
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The stronger-than-expected jobs report reinforces the Federal Reserve's decision to hold rates steady at its meeting last month, marking its first pause after three consecutive cuts at the end of 2025, experts said.—
Mary Cunningham,
CBS News,
11 Feb. 2026
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The modern version of mindfulness just reinforces separation.—
Jay Caspian Kang,
New Yorker,
10 Feb. 2026
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“Underlines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underlines. Accessed 15 Feb. 2026.
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