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underscore Noun

— An underline that goes under text is called an underscore Bob put an underscore under his title to make it stand out.

underscore

— verb (= emphasize, emphasise) give extra weight to (a communication) Her gesture emphasized her words — noun a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter) — verb (= underline) draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

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underline emphasize emphasise stress punctuate highlight foreground accentuate underscore character underline character underbar signalize show off set off score reaffirm point up point pick up heighten foil dramatise

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Conjugation underscore conjugation

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underscore · verb

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Movie subtitles

It has to underscore the breathing of the killer and his victim and it has to involve the audience and make them participants.
I'm sure my report will underscore the need to support your research.
To underscore this, Inspector General Kaiho has joined us.
The silencers underscore their voiceless place in society.
It was seamless going from the underscore to songs.. duetothesensitivity of the directors.. andmusicsupervisor, Jason bentley.
Underscore-Wow-Exclamation Point.
Sir, I can't underscore enough how potentially devastating it would be if this virus were released by terrorists.
Its desperate attempts to escape only underscore the hopelessness of its plight.
I know, I'm being unusually persistent about this, but that should only underscore its importance, yes?
I think I should take this opportunity to underscore the elusive relationship between desire and social order.
Underscore is your middle name, is it?
What are we gonna tell Martin underscore Clark?
I'd like to underscore the importance of our mutual cooperation, and unless I hear otherwise, I'm going to assume we have your support.
His name's Jeffrey Underscore, he's based in Bristol, and he sounds like he might have a moustache.
This young man's drug dealings underscore the extent of the problem we're facing.
Lee's harrowing experience, coupled with his new insight served to underscore for him the validity of his belief that there is no help but self-help, including help in the form of instruction in the art of unarmed combat.
I know I'm being unusually persistent but that should underscore its importance.
I thought you'd like to interview her to underscore the good works we hope to continue here on Earth.
The last thing I did was blow my noisemaker sarcastically to underscore my deep disappointment with life.
I'm giving it to you only to underscore the urgency of our situation.
P-thred. underscore exit. and you're done.
Events like these underscore the urgency of my request to Congress for a declaration of war.
It'II also serve to underscore that he anticipated the problem and didn't tell.
OK, it's 7-8-8-4-underscore-L-Reisert.
And I just want to underscore the fact that at least one of you will be going home after this challenge.
I thought you might like to interview her to underscore the good works we hope to continue here on earth.
There's an underscore here at the end of the first sentence.
Yeah, white hat, black hat, hacker versus cracker. tickling fan, underscore.
As if to underscore my point.
Now, P-thred, underscore exit, and you're done.
The pirate he hanged in the square to underscore his point. was Charles Vane.

News and current affairs

This experience might underscore the importance of limiting state intervention in markets to the minimum degree necessary.
But those minor candidates underscore a deeper problem.
It would underscore the depth of the chasm between leaders who are seeking to advance the cause of European political integration but are out of touch with their electorates, and the British, who do not like European political integration at all.
Debt levels and remaining deficits underscore the need for extreme caution, but, assuming a common will to undertake action, there would be room for maneuver within the European rules.
They also underscore Asian economies' need for stronger financial safety nets.
To underscore the link, the son was renamed Bilawal Bhutto Zardari.
But rising unemployment and falling incomes underscore the enduring threat of poverty worldwide.
The recent bombings in Istanbul underscore, once again, the importance of Turkey's overcoming Huntington's fault line to emerge firmly as a prosperous, secular and stable democracy.
It would underscore the importance of ethics reviews of proposed scientific research and monitoring of ongoing research, especially research involving humans or animals as subjects.
The international community must underscore that its members are acting in the service of their national interests, and not simply for Israel's sake.
The events at Abu Ghraib underscore why international rules such as the Geneva Conventions on the treatment of combatants are so vital.
JPMorgan's takeover of Bear Stearns and WaMu; Bank of America's takeover of Countrywide and Merrill Lynch; and Wells Fargo's takeover of Wachovia underscore the problem.
But understanding the world's collective bet does underscore the need for more responsive and comprehensive policymaking.
The new Sustainable Development Goals that are to be agreed this year underscore the challenges that world governments must address by 2030.
Recent signs of slowing productivity growth in both the US and China underscore this reality.
Instead, the exigencies of domestic politics have induced many European leaders to underscore the difficulties and accentuate the failures of expansion.
While incineration and landfilling are still practiced, such high recycling rates underscore the positive impact of targeted policies.
Both revelations underscore China's preference for strategic subterfuge.
The European Commission's proposal is intended to underscore European solidarity and burden-sharing - both core EU principles.
But the announcement only served to underscore how little progress has been made.
The Fed's own survey data, which underscore the concentration of wealth at the upper end of the US income distribution, fit the script of the Occupy movement to a tee.
Allowing the Patriarchate to flourish, and reopening the Theological School on the island of Halki, would underscore Turkey's progress on human and minority rights.
The former underscore his administration's commitment to meeting its obligations under the NPT, while the latter reassure the US Congress and allies skeptical of bold new approaches.
Bin Laden often recites poetry to underscore a point and to associate himself with chivalrous and learned warriors who were willing to become martyrs for Islam's honor and glory.
All of these issues test the region's ability to manage peace and mitigate tensions between its main powers - and thus underscore the concern that Hatoyama and Rudd raised.
But China's aspirations also underscore a worrisome and increasingly pervasive new reality: political officials are making decisions normally left to markets on a scale not seen in decades.
Such projects underscore the zero-sum mentality that seemingly characterizes China's water-policy calculations.
Such considerations underscore why it is a mistake to focus only on annual budgets, without adequate regard for the long-term balance-sheet implications of how borrowed money is used.
Russia's military intervention in Syria and Europe's refugee crisis underscore this point.
Regarding Asia's ongoing maritime disputes, let me underscore my government's three principles.

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