underline
verb (used with object)
to mark with a line or lines underneath; underscore.
have underlined
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present perfectof underline.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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A recent surge of glowing profiles and features have underlined the New York state assemblyman’s unlikely No. 2 position in polls for mayor, behind only Andrew Cuomo, the disgraced former governor who leads the race.
From Slate ● Apr. 5, 2025
With a national record 13 successive Test victories, Ireland have underlined their status as the world's best team this year by winning the Grand Slam.
From BBC ● Aug. 30, 2023
Of the many statistical splits that have underlined the Dodgers’ pitching struggles, two stand out more than most.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 19, 2023
And they have underlined that they think the labor market needs to slow down to put inflation on a more sustainable path.
From New York Times ● Jan. 31, 2023
Had he lived to do so, he might well have underlined, as applicable to himself, a pair of those sententious observations with which Defoe essayed to give a sober purpose to his narrative.
From The Life of Captain Matthew Flinders by Ernest Scott
