as in to emphasize
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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While the fetus is perceived as a human being, underlines the director, children born around that time haven’t fully developed vital organs, which puts them at high risk, also of future health problems.
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
The deal for Dino Ranch: Island Explorers underlines an industry-wide move away from global rights deals to increasingly cobbling together financing as part of a traditional international co-production partnership.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
The bathroom, meanwhile, is on the opposite side of the house to the living room and hosts a shower, sink, and camper-van-style cassette toilet, underlining again that this isn't envisioned as a full-time home.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
As if to underline how emotions and relationships can make devious scheming more complicated, this week’s case — another good one!
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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Marta Balaga, Variety, 5 Nov. 2024
The deal for Dino Ranch: Island Explorers underlines an industry-wide move away from global rights deals to increasingly cobbling together financing as part of a traditional international co-production partnership.
—Etan Vlessing, The Hollywood Reporter, 5 Nov. 2024
The bathroom, meanwhile, is on the opposite side of the house to the living room and hosts a shower, sink, and camper-van-style cassette toilet, underlining again that this isn't envisioned as a full-time home.
—Adam Williams, New Atlas, 3 Nov. 2024
As if to underline how emotions and relationships can make devious scheming more complicated, this week’s case — another good one!
—Noel Murray, Vulture, 31 Oct. 2024
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“Underline.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underline. Accessed 30 Nov. 2024.
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