Underscoring can be categorized as a verb.
Verb |
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| underscore - give extra weight to (a communication); "Her gesture emphasized her words" | ||
| underscore - draw a line or lines underneath to call attention to |
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| 1. | verb | Underscoring his incompetency, the president misspelled "education" in his executive order. | |
| 2. | verb | The president repeatedly spoke of security, underscoring the need for better intelligence. | |
| 3. | verb | The anthrax letters were sent on the date of the Camp David Accord and then the date Anwar Sadat was assassinated as if to underscore the point to anyone paying attention. | |
| 4. | verb | Tom has an underscore in his password. | |
| 5. | verb | Tom has an underscore in his password. |
| Sentence | |
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| verb | |
| Underscoring his incompetency, the president misspelled "education" in his executive order. | |
| The president repeatedly spoke of security, underscoring the need for better intelligence. | |
| The anthrax letters were sent on the date of the Camp David Accord and then the date Anwar Sadat was assassinated as if to underscore the point to anyone paying attention. |
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| Tom has an underscore in his password. | |
| Tom has an underscore in his password. | |