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. • Mark
   • Stress

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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. White House:

   Recent events underscore the need to accelerate the Administration’s cyber strategy and confront aggressive, persistent malicious actors that continue to target our nation’s cyber infrastructure.

2. Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe:

   For the North Korean issue, I'd like to underscore the importance of achieving the complete, verifiable, and irreversible denuclearization, as well as the abandonment of missile programs of North Korea.

3. Mary Ann Lucille Sering:

   The reports underscore just how much difference even half a degree of additional heat makes for people's lives, for working conditions and for the movement of people, how can we possibly subscribe to more than double current warming given what less than 1 degree Celsius has entailed?

4. Antony Blinken:

   The targeting of innocent people and humanitarian actors is unacceptable, and the military's widespread atrocities against the people of Burma underscore the urgency of holding its members accountable.

5. Brian Deese:

   The president will both speak directly to the fact that we have more work to do but also underscore how the progress we have made to date can paint a picture to move forward.