Definitions

underline

[uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn, uhn-der-lahyn] / ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn, ˌʌn dərˈlaɪn, ˈʌn dərˌlaɪn /

VERB

emphasize; mark

Synonyms

STRONGEST

accentuate highlight indicate point up stress underscore

STRONG

bracket caption feature italicize rule

WEAK

call attention to check off draw attention to give emphasis interlineate play up point to

Example Sentences

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“You want big and bold? Underline big and bold,” Sanders told the AP.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 14, 2021

Underline the digit to the right of the given place value.

From Textbooks • Apr. 22, 2020

Underline passages in how-to books that feel appealing to her.

From Slate • Aug. 22, 2019

Similarly, Miami’s Underline aims to make a 10-mile “linear park, urban trail and canvas for art” out of the land beneath its rail system’s elevated track, currently used for either parking or nothing at all.

From The Guardian • Aug. 15, 2017

Underline profusely, that you may catch the meaning quickly, and preserve the emphasis of the lecturer.

From Talks to Freshman Girls by Brown, Helen Dawes

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