as in emphasis
a special notice or importance given to something
the underscoring we've given the play's local setting will hopefully increase ticket sales
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as in emphasizing
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 underscoring
David Benedict, Variety, 30 Nov. 2025
Sarah Alegre, FOXNews.com, 12 Jan. 2026
Even after 500 charge–discharge cycles at −30 °C, the rod-like crystals remained crack-free, underscoring the mechanical resilience imparted by crystallographic engineering.
—Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 10 Jan. 2026
December payroll growth came in at a sluggish 50,000, and earlier months were revised lower, underscoring a labor market that entered 2026 with limited momentum beyond a few key service industries.
—Allie Canal, NBC news, 9 Jan. 2026
Seventeen of the past 22 Zanuck winners have gone on to win best picture at the Academy Awards, underscoring the PGA’s influence as the race enters its final stretch.
—Clayton Davis, Variety, 9 Jan. 2026
Sephora‘s Dubai Mall flagship has long been buzzed about by brands as being the productive location in the world, underscoring the region’s exceptional consumer appetite for premium beauty products.
—Ritu Upadhyay, Footwear News, 7 Nov. 2025
Large software wallets explicitly derive all accounts from a secret recovery phrase, underscoring how central the model is in everyday use.
—Wyles Daniel, USA Today, 6 Nov. 2025
Trump quickly pulled out of the Paris Climate Accords, the World Health Organization, and the UN Human Rights Council, underscoring his commitment to isolationism.
—Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
Voters who have lived in the city for less than five years — just 7 percent of the electorate — overwhelmingly favored Mamdani, 85 percent to 14 percent, underscoring his strength among newcomers drawn to his progressive message.
—Dan Gooding, MSNBC Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2025
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But from the opening moments, set in the cozy cabinet of curiosities shop — cue orchestrator/arranger Matt Brind’s mysterious and twinkling Danny Elfman-esque underscoring — there’s real precision to Luke Sheppard’s production.
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On the anniversary of the fire, residents marked the moment with protests and memorials, underscoring lingering anger and frustration.
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In another audit, the city will review the Public Works Department, which oversees water and sewer operations and billing, with an emphasis on water management, infrastructure and service.—
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Subaru’s safety emphasis is promoted for human and animal occupants.—
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Middlebrooks echoed those concerns, emphasizing the importance of the services provided by the health system.—
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Experts say there is no clear pattern behind recent shark encounters, emphasizing that the ocean is a dynamic environment where humans enter the natural habitat of marine predators.—
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From that vantage point, the economy appears to move past each disruption in turn, reinforcing the idea that these are temporary events.—
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The projects are expected to provide thousands of construction jobs and hundreds of long-term operational jobs while reinforcing the American nuclear supply chain.—
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“Underscoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underscoring. Accessed 13 Jan. 2026.
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