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underlining

NOUN
emphasis
Synonyms
STRONGEST
attention insistence intensity priority significance strength stress weight
STRONG
accent accentuation force headline highlight impressiveness moment positiveness power preeminence
WEAK
decidedness underscoring
Antonyms
STRONGEST
ignorance lethargy triviality unimportance
STRONG
incompetence weakness
WEAK
insignificance
NOUN
mark
Synonyms
STRONGEST
impression imprint line point record scar score signature spot stain stamp streak symbol
STRONG
X autograph blaze blot blotch brand bruise check cross dent dot ink label logo nick pock register representation scratch sign smudge splotch stroke tag ticket trace trademark
WEAK
John Hancock John Henry brand name
Antonyms
STRONG
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Example Sentences

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And it ensnares Artie in a web of secrecy, underlining how “blind we humans are … moving through life as though through shadows.”

From Los Angeles Times • May 5, 2026

Gretzmacher is thought to be the first EU citizen to be kidnapped since Niger's 2023 military coup, underlining the sharp security deterioration experienced in the country since the military takeover.

From BBC • Mar. 1, 2026

Wine Paris has also opened up a dedicated area for the first time to no- or low-alcohol wines and spirits, underlining the importance of growing demand from teetotallers.

From Barron's • Feb. 9, 2026

Some 156 countries met in Geneva on Saturday to pick a new chair from three candidates, with the process underlining how far apart the different groups remain.

From Barron's • Feb. 7, 2026

Occasionally he would seize the pencil and scrawl a word, underlining it, making sure I said it as I was supposed to.

From "The Brightwood Code" by Monica Hesse