underlying message

collocation in English

meaningsofunderlyingandmessage

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underlying
adjective[before noun]
uk
/ˌʌn.dəˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/us
/ˌʌn.dɚˈlaɪ.ɪŋ/
real but not ...
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message
noun[C]
uk
/ˈmes.ɪdʒ/us
/ˈmes.ɪdʒ/
a short piece of information that you give to a person when you cannot speak to ...
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(Definition ofunderlyingandmessagefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

Examplesofunderlying message

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Theunderlyingmessagecoming out of both papers is the critical importance of space within the dwelling or within the control of the dwelling.
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Stories of crime always seem to possess anunderlyingmessage, and never more so than when an entire criminal career is under review.
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For the reader, theunderlyingmessagemust be to avoid the quick short-term solution - an ever present temptation for clinicians under pressure from drug users.
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Whatever the cause, theunderlyingmessagethat older people matter less than others is unmistakeable.
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And theirunderlyingmessageis this: jobs, jobs, jobs.
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That is theunderlyingmessageof the autumn statement and of the debate.
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That this is a promising beginning should be theunderlyingmessageof the debate.
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They would do well to listen to hisunderlyingmessage.
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Those words may be soothing and reassuring, but theunderlyingmessageis both menacing and distinctly chilling.
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What is theunderlyingmessageof that letter?
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Theunderlyingmessageis to give cyclists space.
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That is an importantunderlyingmessagefor us all.
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There is oneunderlyingmessageof the report on which people of different attitudes in all countries could agree.
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That is theunderlyingmessagein our successful campaign against drinking and driving.
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This report admittedly takes a relatively softly-softly approach, but theunderlyingmessageis there.
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The clarity of theunderlyingmessageremains.
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That is part of ourunderlyingmessage.
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The magazine claims that its war novels are true stories and that theirunderlyingmessageis one of peace.
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He also complimented the song'sunderlyingmessageof equality.
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Although he uses humor to express his feelings, theunderlyingmessageis very somber and serious.
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