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Recent Examples of below
Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
The glass must be strong and the surface clean, as reflections below the glass have to be controlled, along with balanced lighting from underneath, and even the ceiling background is carefully planned.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The interview below has been edited and condensed for clarity.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The Panthers looked like a below-average team with a below-average quarterback who couldn’t run on Sunday.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
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Preposition
This was also the first time that no state had an adult obesity rate below 25%, according to the report.
—Melissa Rudy, FOXNews.com, 9 Nov. 2025
The glass must be strong and the surface clean, as reflections below the glass have to be controlled, along with balanced lighting from underneath, and even the ceiling background is carefully planned.
—Lex Goldstein, PEOPLE, 9 Nov. 2025
Adverb
Upstairs on the third level, an artistic window frames a view of the living space below.
—Sacbee.com, 8 Nov. 2025
The interview below has been edited and condensed for clarity.
—Annie Nova, CNBC, 8 Nov. 2025
Adjective
Pro Football Focus ranks Clark as a below-average interior defender in 2025 -- 68th out of 128 players who have seen enough snaps to qualify at the position.
—Max Dible, MSNBC Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2025
The Panthers looked like a below-average team with a below-average quarterback who couldn’t run on Sunday.
—Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 26 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for below
Preposition
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The ground of the cemetery opens up beneath them, and specters rise into the air.—
Louis Peitzman,
Vulture,
10 Nov. 2025
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Hit play on the player below to hear the podcast and follow along with the transcript beneath it.—
Dana Taylor,
USA Today,
10 Nov. 2025
Preposition
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Brown was extradited to Miami from Essex County, New Jersey, where law enforcement took him Thursday after apprehending him in Dubai.—
Devoun Cetoute,
Miami Herald,
12 Nov. 2025
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On campus, Christopher Benton, 48, was arrested and later booked into Alameda County’s Santa Rita Jail for refusing to leave after being asked to do so by police, obstruction and coming on to campus with the intent of interfering with peaceful activities, Mogulof said.—
Sharon Bernstein,
Sacbee.com,
12 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Bodysuits, oversize blazers worn as dresses, and sheer fabrics that reveal the lingerie underneath are all common sights.—
Julie Beck,
The Atlantic,
5 Nov. 2025
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Directly underneath lies an open-air beach club with fold-down platforms that open to create roughly 645 square feet of space suspended above the water.—
Rachel Cormack,
Robb Report,
4 Nov. 2025
Adverb
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Cincinnati charged back from a 31-10 second-quarter deficit, down 44-38 with about 90 seconds left.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
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After an incompletion on third down, McCashland’s 25-yard field goal attempt was no good, hitting the right upright with 17 seconds remaining in the half.—
Steven Johnson,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Nov. 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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Be sure to cover your head and neck with your arms, and crawl under a sturdy table if possible.—
CA Earthquake Bot,
Sacbee.com,
6 Nov. 2025
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By 2017, Taylor Jenkins Reid was an established author, with five books under her belt, including the bestseller The Seven Husbands of Evelyn Hugo.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
6 Nov. 2025
Preposition
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Then riders will turn left on the path at Club 1836 on Cantrell Road before riding the rest of the way behind Club 1836 and the Dillard's data center, which is part of the retailer's headquarters.—
Amir Mahmoud,
Arkansas Online,
9 Nov. 2025
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City playing that way requires a solid two behind those three to support that attacking shape.—
Andy Jones,
New York Times,
9 Nov. 2025
Adjective
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The Second Division table showed Glossop were bottom at the time and Arsenal top, and the big crowd cramming into the small ground in the Derbyshire hills expected to see — and did see — the visitors dominate and score freely.—
Michael Walker,
New York Times,
10 Nov. 2025
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Rita, meanwhile, matched her husband in a black dress with intricate draping on the bottom half.—
Raven Brunner,
PEOPLE,
10 Nov. 2025
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“Below.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/below. Accessed 15 Nov. 2025.
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