as in emphasized
to indicate the importance of by giving prominent display
the dean's speech underlined some of the impressive accomplishments racked up by members of the graduation class
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The advance of Moscow’s forces, which control just under a fifth of Ukraine, has underlined Russia’s vast superiority in men and materiel as Ukraine pleads for more weapons from the Western allies that have been supporting it.
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Artem Grudinin, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The boutique event is celebrating its first decade by continuing to adapt its new market concept to ongoing industry changes, which was underlined in a statement from Chiara Sbarigia, the president of APA (Italy’s Audiovisual Producers Association).
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
Artem Grudinin, NBC News, 2 Oct. 2024
The boutique event is celebrating its first decade by continuing to adapt its new market concept to ongoing industry changes, which was underlined in a statement from Chiara Sbarigia, the president of APA (Italy’s Audiovisual Producers Association).
—Nick Vivarelli, Variety, 1 Oct. 2024
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“Underlined.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underlined. Accessed 21 Nov. 2024.
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