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is underscoring

  • present progressive of underscore (3rd person singular).

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“What we’re doing is underscoring a strength. I think that legacy media needs to remind folks who we are and what we do. It’s important to distinguish yourself and say who you are.”

From Los Angeles Times Dec. 4, 2025

Now, cases are surging, a phenomenon that is underscoring deep inequities in the nation’s health-care system and reviving concerns about a disease easily controlled with routine antibiotics.

From Washington Post Apr. 1, 2023

Rather, by rewearing her clothes, she is underscoring their value; the idea that when you find a garment you love, that makes you feel effective and like the best version of you, you keep it.

From New York Times Jul. 26, 2021

This is the tragic irony of our current moment: The COVID-19 pandemic is underscoring the critical importance of local news while also decimating it.

From Slate Apr. 9, 2020

Even though the current low-water problem is not tied to failing infrastructure, it is underscoring how quickly financial losses can climb when river transportation slows.

From Reuters Dec. 14, 2012