underscore
verb (used with object)
to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis.
had underscored
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past perfectof underscore.past perfect
Used to express a completed action that took place before another specific past action occurred.
Example Sentences
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Xi had underscored the importance of "treating the injured, resettling affected residents, and carrying out disaster prevention and relief work effectively".
From BBC ● Jul. 8, 2026
This month, Robert Habeck, Germany’s new minister for the economy and climate change and a member of the Greens, said events had underscored the need to diversify supplies.
From New York Times ● Feb. 23, 2022
By literally banishing a term about autism from the medical lexicon, the APA had underscored a deep, ongoing tension that exists among the autistic community and its advocates.
From Salon ● Oct. 2, 2021
Merkel said the landslide victory of her conservatives in the September 22 election had underscored voters' trust in them.
From Reuters ● Oct. 4, 2013
But best of all in its simplicity and strength was “Agnes Mary Taylor, widow,” written clearly in ink, and some wag had underscored in pencil the last expressive word.
From One Year Abroad by Blanche Willis Howard
