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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“Underscoring.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underscoring. Accessed 16 Nov. 2024.
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