- present tense form of underscore (3rd person singular).
- plural of underscore.
underscores
Example Sentences
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Historically, underscores hasn’t written much about her personal life, opting for conceptual work.
From Los Angeles Times ● Sep. 21, 2026
But experts said ProPublica’s data analysis, along with stories about delays in ectopic care, underscores the need to find out what is driving the deaths.
From Salon ● Sep. 13, 2026
That divergence underscores where the market is tightest.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 11, 2026
The Kalshi episode underscores the growing compliance burden facing prediction markets as they attract more users and move closer to mainstream products.
From BBC ● Aug. 31, 2026
And even through the children’s laughter there’s this insidious silence that underscores everything; then again, maybe the silence was always there, and I’m only just noticing it now.
From "Dry" by Neal Shusterman and Jarrod Shusterman
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