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underscore

Definition for underscore

verb as in underline, emphasize

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Southers’ abrupt departure underscores the increasing difficulty in filling out one of the city’s most influential commissions.

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“Today’s announcement underscores our commitment to further strengthen defence and security in the region with capabilities that expand the assertion of sovereignty and surveillance.”

It carried the suggestion that black players often had to play harder to overcome prejudice—and the book underscores exactly how that drove some of them to greater achievements than anyone else on the field.

In each chapter, Mr. Nasaw underscores that the problems facing veterans after the war were worse for black servicemen.

Unfortunately for the Incas, their case also underscores the truth that the advantages of manmade connections can run both ways, sometimes to the detriment of the creators.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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