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as in beneath
in a lower position than for the photo she sat below everyone else, on the floor actually

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2
as in after
subsequent to in time or order that ranks a little below a root canal on my list of things I'd want to experience

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below

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adverb

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as in underneath
in or to a lower place the skipper climbed below to fix the engine

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2
as in down
toward or in a lower position when rock climbing I just know that if I look below, I'll become paralyzed with fear

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below

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adjective

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Recent Examples of below
Preposition
The congestion pricing plan, which launched on Jan. 5, charges passenger vehicles $9 to access Manhattan below 60th Street during peak hours as part of an effort to ease congestion and raise funds for the city's public transit system. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 27 May 2025 The trailer was attached to a dual-axle car hauler being pulled by a Ford F-150 pick-up truck, and was driving at or below 5 miles an hour at the time, the sheriff said. Brian Dakss, CBS News, 27 May 2025
Adverb
Come hungry: a ticket ($125) will supply you with all 20 pairings (see below). Jason Mastrodonato, Mercury News, 6 June 2025 Keep scrolling to shop more wide-leg pants inspired by Kelly Clarkson below. Averi Baudler, People.com, 28 May 2025
Adjective
The below animation shows those April 28 flights — identified by Flightradar24 as likely being controlled by Newark — during the 90 minutes after the system failure that began at around 1:30 p.m. ET. Matt Stiles, CNN Money, 11 May 2025 To find the softest mattress possible for every personal preference, our team caught countless hours of sleep and kept the below factors in mind. Nashia Baker, Architectural Digest, 9 May 2025 See All Example Sentences for below
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Preposition
  • On the other end, a pair of soulless black eyes looked out beneath a headset of antennae that reminded me of … something.
    Mark Gauert, Sun Sentinel, 8 June 2025
  • There’s good talent beneath the first team regulars.
    Andy Mitten, New York Times, 8 June 2025
Preposition
  • But a baseball team’s fortunes can change relatively quickly, and heading into the four-game series this week at Rate Field, the Tigers had the best record in baseball at 39-21, while the Sox were on pace to lose 113 games, after their record-setting 121-loss season of 2024.
    Paul Sullivan, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
  • In 2022, after the series’ breakout first season, Severance became an instant darling of the awards ceremony, nabbing an impressive 14 nominations.
    Michael Cuby, Them., 2 June 2025
Adverb
  • In the video, the tabby kitten can be seen lying down near the closet door, pretending to have his paw stuck underneath to get his mom to open it for him.
    Alice Gibbs, MSNBC Newsweek, 28 May 2025
  • Put on your favorite T-shirt or tank top underneath and head out the door.
    Jacquelyn Smith, Parents, 27 May 2025
Adverb
  • That City win — PSG’s first comeback from 2-0 down since May 2012, and their only ever in the Champions League — was a coming-of-age performance.
    Liam Tharme, New York Times, 29 May 2025
  • Chris sits back down in his chair, his arm now around a 1976 bicentennial Gibson Firebird that Tom Petty used to play a month of shows at The Fillmore in the ’90s.
    Josh Brolin, Billboard, 29 May 2025
Adjective
  • 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
  • Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023
Preposition
  • But human rights lawyers say the Ukrainian collaboration law under which these people were sentenced is itself problematic.
    Ivana Kottasová, CNN Money, 8 June 2025
  • In addition, a number of white collar crime prosecutions begun under the previous administration have been dropped including an action by the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau against Capital One.
    Steve Weisman, Forbes.com, 8 June 2025
Preposition
  • His strikeout-to-walk ratio is the team’s third-best over the past 25 years, behind only Phil Hughes and Ryan.
    Dan Hayes, New York Times, 2 June 2025
  • But what’s not transparent is the driving force behind the bill: Zillow.
    Mike Golden, Chicago Tribune, 2 June 2025
Adjective
  • As with several others, this photo again shows the 10mm gap between the bottom panel’s 2.5-inch drive mounts and the underside of the front fan’s air guide.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 31 May 2025
  • The bottom three names on the list — Dobson, Harley and Bouchard — as well as Dahlin and Sergachev, signed two- or three-year bridge contracts out of entry-level, with Dobson and Bouchard due for new contracts this summer and Harley up next summer.
    Arpon Basu, New York Times, 31 May 2025

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“Below.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/below. Accessed 12 Jun. 2025.

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