Memory connection
Picture “under score”
A marker draws a bold line under the winning score, making the number impossible to overlook.
The sound cue helps you reach the scene; the action in the scene carries you from the scene to the definition.
Use it accurately
Meaning in context
The outage underscores the need for a more resilient backup system.
Her careful questions underscored how little evidence the claim actually had.
As a verb, underscore means emphasize or make evident. As a noun, an underscore is the written or typed line character beneath text.
Common patterns
- underscore the importance
- further underscore
- serves to underscore
Quick check
Can you retrieve the meaning?
If a result underscores a problem, what does it do?
Choose an answer, then explain it in your own words.