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past participle of underline.
past tense form of underline.

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noteworthy adj.
prominent adj.
vital adj.
weighty adj.

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noteworthy

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conspicuous evident exceptional extraordinary meaningful memorable notable noticeable outstanding remarkable significant unique unusual

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boss cool heavy high-profile hot major-league manifest mind-blowing murder nameable observable patent prominent red-letter serious something else standout super terrific the end utmost

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common commonplace familiar hidden inconspicuous inferior insignificant meaningless normal obscure ordinary regular secret standard unexceptional unimportant unknown unnoteworthy unnoticeable unremarkable usual

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inconsequential

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prominent

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distinguished eminent great high-profile leading notable noted notorious outstanding popular preeminent renowned respected well-known

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VIP big-league big-name big-shot celebrated chief famed foremost main top well-thought-of world-class

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inferior insignificant ordinary poor unimportant unknown unremarkable

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obscure

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vital

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basic critical crucial decisive fundamental imperative important indispensable integral key meaningful necessary needed significant urgent

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bottom-line cardinal coal-and-ice constitutive heavy life-or-death meat-and-potatoes must-have nitty-gritty prerequisite required requisite

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additional extra inessential insignificant meaningless minor needless nonessential optional secondary trivial uncritical unimportant unnecessary useless voluntary worthless

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dead dull insignficant sluggish

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weighty

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consequential earnest meaningful momentous portentous significant sober solemn somber substantial

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big big deal considerable critical crucial forcible grave heavy heavyweight life and death material no-nonsense sedate severe staid

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insignificant meaningless minor trivial unimportant

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easy facile inconsequential light small solvable thin unsubstantial

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It also underlined the increasingly paradoxical dynamic between college and professional football:

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

In May, he had an experience that underlined to him what F1 had lost, to his mind.

From BBC ● Aug. 20, 2026

As for the market, the news again underlined the progress Chinese AI labs have made relative to their American counterparts.

From MarketWatch ● Jul. 22, 2026

A Paramount spokesperson told Variety that the company is "grateful for the Court’s swift order" and underlined that it "preserves the status quo while the Court considers the antitrust issues presented."

From Barron's ● Jul. 20, 2026

And then, at the end, was that sentence her mother had underlined: “The knowledge will change him.”

From "Ash" by Malinda Lo

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