underscore
IPA: ʌndɝskˈɔr
noun
- A line drawn or printed beneath text; the character _.
- (music) A piece of background music.
verb
- To underline; to mark a line beneath text.
- To emphasize or draw attention to.
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Examples of "underscore" in Sentences
- Two recent titles underscore the value of accounts by military officers.
- What all of this does underscore is the vast range of line-items you’re going to find in Mexico.
- In concept, Conservatism prefers to keep things as they were, more middle-grounded, The origins of the term underscore in reaction to change.
- These recalls underscore the dangers that the CPSC highlighted last year when it warned parents about the dangers small magnets pose to children.
- One thing these considerations underscore is the vital importance of state and local fiscal aid as probably the primary federal recession-fighting policy.
- The point I am trying to underscore is simply this: futures and options activity is now a central tool of risk management and an integral adjunct of every major financial institution the world over.
- "Recent vehicle recalls underscore the need to ensure the National Highway Traffic Safety Administration has the resources, expertise, and authority it needs to protect consumers from vehicle safety defects," Waxman said in a statement.
- A reporter asked the president if he risked "losing some credibility or even talking down the economy" by using "dire language" in a town hall meeting in economically battered Elkhart, Ind. Obama parried: "What I'm trying to underscore is what the people in Elkhart already understand: that this is not your ordinary run-of-the-mill recession. ...
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