Synonyms for underscore
ˈʌn dərˌskɔr, -ˌskoʊrun·der·score

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1. underscore, underlineverb

   a line drawn underneath (especially under written matter)

   Synonyms:
   underline

2. underscore, underline, emphasize, emphasiseverb

   give extra weight to (a communication)

   "Her gesture emphasized her words"

   Synonyms:
   punctuate, stress, accent, emphasise, accentuate, underline, emphasize

3. underline, underscoreverb

   draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to

   Synonyms:
   emphasise, underline, emphasize

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1. underscoreverb

   Synonyms:
   underline, draw a line under

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1. List of paraphrases for "underscore":

   emphasize, underline, stress, highlight, emphasise

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1. Larry Connor:

   If it were not for the NASA's Crew-3 astronauts, and their phenomenal help, we would never - underscore the word never - have been able to accomplish all of our objectives, we underestimated the time on some of the projects. We had one project early on that we thought was two-and-a-half hours, take five hours.

2. Bonnie Glaser:

   The persistence of dredging, along with construction and militarization on China's artificial islands, underscore Beijing's unwillingness to exercise self-restraint and look for diplomatic paths to reduce tensions, on the eve of President Xi Jinping's visit to the United States, Beijing appears to be sending a message to President Barack Obama that China is determined to advance its interests in the South China Sea even if doing so results in heightened tensions with the United States.

3. Joe Manimbo:

   Perhaps we'll still get a rate hike from the Fed this month, but maybe the Fed will underscore how it's likely to move gradually in raising interest rates.

4. Ted Cruz:

   Donald Trump says he's being audited. I would think that would underscore the need to release those returns, he doesn't want to do it because presumably there is something in there that's bad.

5. New York:

   These incidents of vandalism have ranged from the tragic to the obscene, from the transparent to the inexplicable, there remains much we do not know about this phenomenon, but at a minimum, they underscore that our society is in sore need of God’s grace.