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  • verb Simple past tense and past participle of underline.

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Examples

  • Also, when there is a radio or TV on, I write the voices on it in underlined, italicized text.

    Superhero Nation: how to write superhero novels and comic books » Common Problems with Third-Person Narration 2008

  • The other facet that ought to be underlined is that Hesser has tremendous affection for Mexico and its people.

    Las Cucarachas' Tails by Jerry Hesser 2006

  • The other facet that ought to be underlined is that Hesser has tremendous affection for Mexico and its people.

    Las Cucarachas' Tails by Jerry Hesser 2006

  • In his latest speech to the Russian Parliament, President Boris Yeltsin underlined the necessity of broadening the political and social base of our reforms by the consolidation of various political movements.

    Reforming Russia: Problems and Prospects 1992

  • The phrase underlined was a quotation from Dyce himself, who often used it, in serio-joking tone, when he had occasion to reprove Mrs. Woolstan for some act or word which jarred with his system.

    Our Friend the Charlatan George Gissing 1880

  • She naturally underscored the words "at once," forgetting for the moment that, in telegraphy, a word underlined counts as two words.

    Post Haste 1859

  • We all know the potency of iTunes and App Store as virtual sales channels, and the call underlined yet another great quarter delivered through those channels.

    O'Reilly News 2009

  • Making the labels underlined by default rather than on mouseover would make the links more obvious.

    Original Signal - Transmitting Buzz 2009

  • Making the labels underlined by default rather than on mouseover would make the links more obvious.

    doggdot.us 2009

  • We all know the potency of iTunes and App Store as virtual sales channels, and the call underlined yet another great quarter delivered through those channels.

    O'Reilly Media: Mac and iPhone 2009

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