underscore
verb (used with object)
to mark with a line or lines underneath; underline, as for emphasis.
is underscoring
-
present progressiveof underscore (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
Examples are provided to illustrate real-world usage of words in context. Any opinions expressed do not reflect the views of Dictionary.com.
“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
That’s kind of what fashion is underscoring: The balance of power is shifting.
From New York Times ● Oct. 11, 2021
Further, this crisis is underscoring some of the structural failures that racial justice advocates have been trying to highlight for decades, because those failures are now affecting a greater segment of the population.
From Slate ● May 14, 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
