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Recent Examples of underneath
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
That's a major undertaking given that the structures are buried beneath thousands of years of sediment, and that sediment must be removed to find out exactly what is underneath.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
The external obliques run diagonally from your lower ribs down toward your opposite hip, while the internal obliques sit underneath with fibers running diagonally upward from your pelvis toward your ribs.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The series follows Jack Solomon, a struggling musician who, after his death, wakes up in a new reality, where music and light are considered magic and past eras play out underneath the streets of London.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
That's a major undertaking given that the structures are buried beneath thousands of years of sediment, and that sediment must be removed to find out exactly what is underneath.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Preposition
But voicemails also have a blue dot next to the red phone number or name (along with text summarizing or transcribing the voicemail underneath if those settings are active).
—ArsTechnica, 17 Sep. 2025
The external obliques run diagonally from your lower ribs down toward your opposite hip, while the internal obliques sit underneath with fibers running diagonally upward from your pelvis toward your ribs.
—Dana Santas, CNN Money, 17 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underneath
Adverb
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The light in the eyes became a glitter; the wide and beautiful brow began to suggest the skull beneath.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Petroglyphs are ancient illustrations created by carving away the outer, darker layer of stone to expose lighter stone beneath.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Pats doubled their rates of under-center snaps and pre-snap motion in Miami, while emphasizing bootleg play-action passes that set up Drake Maye’s first touchdown pass.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Robinson, Vasquez and a third party bet a combined $2,200 on Robinson for his under-line performance in those categories.—
Jill Martin,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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These unpressurized parts of a plane lack oxygen and can reach temperatures well below freezing, sometimes to minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Its surface pressure is only about 10 picobars, or 100 billion times below Earth's atmospheric pressure, according to the authors' models.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2024
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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
19 June 2023
Preposition
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Evans said building a new parking garage near downtown would cost over $20 million, and that space is limited in the area for new lots or parking structures.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Sep. 2025
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The church building, circled by a parking lot and a large lawn, is near residential areas and a Jehovah’s Witness church.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sauls confirms the hacksaw kill — where Art sawed someone in half from her nether regions — will appear, along with new kills that resulted from working with director Damien Leone.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Glycerin is a sugar alcohol that can serve as fuel for the microbes in your nether regions, in particular yeast.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
3 June 2025
Preposition
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The storm was expected to churn through China and along the northern borders of Vietnam and Laos, according to local weather officials.—
Kevin Shalvey,
ABC News,
24 Sep. 2025
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After him, big fees have flowed along the same route for Moises Caicedo (£100m guaranteed, up to £115m), Robert Sanchez (£20m, up to £25m) and Joao Pedro (over £50m, perhaps as much as £55m guaranteed).—
Chris Weatherspoon,
New York Times,
24 Sep. 2025
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“Underneath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underneath. Accessed 29 Sep. 2025.
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