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n. - A narrow elongated mark drawn as with a pencil below, especially below written matter. Give extra weight to (a communication).

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  • In concept, Conservatism prefers to keep things as they were, more middle-grounded, The origins of the term underscore in reaction to change.
  • One thing these considerations underscore is the vital importance of state and local fiscal aid as probably the primary federal recession-fighting policy.
  • Critics say recent food recalls underscore a broken system.
  • Two recent titles underscore the value of accounts by military officers.
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