- 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
The effort underscores the challenge of fully disabling the country’s missile program.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 10, 2026
"This investment underscores Google's commitment to grow our presence responsibly, pairing the expansion of our technical infrastructure with new energy capacity, grid enhancements, and energy affordability initiatives," she added.
From BBC ● Sep. 9, 2026
In addition to the ready perspective it offers on relative risk, the safety index underscores the obvious fact that every activity carries some risk.
From "Innumeracy: Mathematical Illiteracy and Its Consequences" by John Allen Paulos
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