Definitions
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- noun One who
underlines . - noun A
liner or lining that goesunderneath .
Etymologies
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Examples
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Several others say that underlining can actually become a disservice to the underliner when, years later, he returns to the book and finds it difficult to read passages not underlined, or is forced to see the book the same way she did years ago, instead of with more mature eyes.
Steve Leveen: So... Are You Going to Write in That New Book? 2009
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Further investigation disclosed numerous suspected bloodstains on the stairway itself, the cardboard underliner on the steps and other cardboard attached to the walls, the wooden pillar at the bottom of the staircase, and a south wall made of plywood.
Smoke, Mirrors, and Murder Ann Rule 2008
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I stopped at the gas station I usually stop at to get a Mountain Dew and secure my underliner the best I can.
NASIOC 2009
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Hitler was not only an avid reader but also an inveterate underliner.
Edward Lucas 2008
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" With a Day-Glo yellow underliner he outlined the floor of the vault on the utility map.
The Concrete Blonde Connelly, Michael, 1956- 1994
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" With a Day-Glo yellow underliner he outlined the floor of the vault on the utility map.
The Black Echo Connelly, Michael, 1956- 1992
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