as in emphasized
to make more apparent
a history of the Old West that underscores the role that pioneer women had in bringing order and stability to the wild frontier
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Katie Hafner, Scientific American, 3 Oct. 2024
Sources have confirmed to PEOPLE that the 13-year age gap between Estes and Cavallari ultimately underscored the split, but there is no bad blood between them.
—Julia Moore, People.com, 3 Oct. 2024
Recent global events, from natural disasters to wars, have underscored the urgent need for streamlined humanitarian efforts.
—Ariel Katz, Forbes, 2 Oct. 2024
The two candidates’ approach underscored the contrast both are trying to draw.
—Jenny Jarvie, Los Angeles Times, 2 Oct. 2024
That transformation was underscored by the election of Sheinbaum, a leftist who won in a landslide in national balloting on June 2.
—Patrick J. McDonnell, Los Angeles Times, 1 Oct. 2024
The conversation underscored how the current realities of Black economic life will only be fixed if policymakers, business leaders and community advocates come together more often and more quickly to make progress.
—Alphonso David, Essence, 1 Oct. 2024
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