underlines

verb

present tense third-person singular of underline
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 The club’s ongoing interest in Mykhailo Mudryk, among others in that mould, underlines Farke’s appetite for something better there. — Beren Cross, New York Times, 26 Aug. 2026 That marks a shift from past levies — and further underlines questions around the future of the USMCA overall. — Wyatte Grantham-Philips, Los Angeles Times, 24 Aug. 2026 Which just underlines how the locus of competition has expanded into finance itself. — Amit Joshi, Fortune, 20 Aug. 2026 The finale underlines that break in its final scenes, cross-cutting between the former friends as Alicent makes her first and only appearance in the episode at the exact moment the full tragedy of Rhaenyra’s upper hand becomes apparent. — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026 But the recording itself — which happened in eerie circumstances and nearly destroyed one of the trumpets — also underlines how our handling of antiquities has evolved dramatically in the intervening decades. — Sheena McKenzie, CNN Money, 10 Aug. 2026 Ditto a late-night fishing excursion that underlines the importance of food to community and vice versa. — David Fear, Rolling Stone, 5 Aug. 2026 The dynamic underlines just how intertwined these AI companies are with Big Tech. — Kate Rooney, CNBC, 3 Aug. 2026 But the vote for the measure underlines opposition to the war even from some members of the President’s party. — Connor Greene, Time, 23 July 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underlines
  1. emphasizes
  2. reinforces
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  • The piece emphasizes that Californians, especially Democrats and independents, strongly favor voting by mail and already rely on it at very high rates, suggesting that restricting mail ballots would disenfranchise large numbers of lawful voters.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 31 Aug. 2026
  • New research into the interior of Mars further emphasizes that the Red Planet is a world of two very different halves.
    — Keith Cooper, Space.com, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of emphasizes
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  • The data reinforces the stark need for action along these lines, as do the tragic stories of far too many first responders who have made significant sacrifices for their communities and are met with newfound dangers for their troubles.
    — Sen. Saud Anwar, Hartford Courant, 25 Aug. 2026
  • The material produced by the league so far, according to the filing, reinforces the necessity of complete transparency.
    — Jay Cohen, Chicago Tribune, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of reinforces

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“Underlines.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underlines. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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