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Recent Examples of underneath
Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
The gardener starts by placing unwaxed brown cardboard on the soil surface without digging to remove weeds or grass underneath.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Meanwhile Tesla has never even fully replaced a single car—even the Model S is still the same construction underneath as the version that launched in 2012.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 May 2025
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Adverb
The west dock sustained significant damage in June 2023 due to sand accumulation underneath, which caused the dock to bottom out at low tide, according to the port.
—Robert Vardon, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Apr. 2025
The gardener starts by placing unwaxed brown cardboard on the soil surface without digging to remove weeds or grass underneath.
—Meghan Overdeep, Southern Living, 14 Apr. 2025
Preposition
The current women’s United States champion grew up two rivers to the east in Queens, New York, but got her legs underneath her as a wrestler in the Garden State, specifically in Union City.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Meanwhile Tesla has never even fully replaced a single car—even the Model S is still the same construction underneath as the version that launched in 2012.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underneath
Adverb
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The soil includes blue clay with limestone beneath and the vines receive about 12 inches (300 millimeters) of rain a year—a third of what falls on Tuscany, or half what falls on the island of Sicily.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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His trousers, bunched at the groin, invite one to imagine what lies beneath.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Complete any prep the under area needs—like removing existing weeds and shrubs or mowing grass—then lay the garden map back over the area and secure it with landscape staples.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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The bra and underwear have set stones and drops at the under-bust of the bra and the waistline of the underwear.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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That is well below the roughly 44% who said the same about Trump, who is trying to calm recession anxieties after igniting a global trade war with U.S. allies and adversaries.—
Phillip M. Bailey,
USA Today,
4 May 2025
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To help keep the roots cool, dig a deep hole to make sure the root system is at least four inches below the soil line.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
3 May 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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Similarly, in October 2023, Orange County investigators used the technology to identity Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, whose body had been found in 1974 near in unincorporated Laguna Hills, now the city of Aliso Viejo, California.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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The American Red Cross, which is helping those displaced or in need of support following the tragedy, said in a Facebook post that the incident happened near 27th Street and Highland Boulevard.—
Becca Longmire,
People.com,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The outfit put her rear end on full display, with a long fabric covering her nether regions.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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Ultimately, Season 5 sees Joe behind bars and with his nether regions blown off by gunshot, with the majority of his remaining victims having survived his glass box, predatory cloying and delusional self-aggrandizement.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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Its first livestream launched in summer 2021 along the central coast of California.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Occasionally, arguments break out among various groups — sometimes along racial lines — when competition for scarce trips grows fierce.—
Eli Tan,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
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“Underneath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underneath. Accessed 18 May. 2025.
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