beneath 1 of 2

as in under
in a lower position than sat beneath him, on the floor, for the group photo

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beneath

2 of 2

adverb

as in underneath
in or to a lower place a ranch house with all of the rooms on one floor and a combined basement and garage beneath

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Recent Examples of beneath
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The museum’s 2025 Art+Film Gala, held Saturday beneath a crisp November sky, shimmered with sequins, many of them courtesy of Gucci, the gala’s longtime presenting sponsor since its launch in 2011. Ryma Chikhoune, Footwear News, 2 Nov. 2025 Ruby Falls is an underground waterfall located over 1,000 feet beneath Lookout Mountain in East Tennessee. Lydia Mansel, Travel + Leisure, 2 Nov. 2025
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Blood orange and saffron ignite the air, myrrh smolders beneath, and the woods hum with market heat. Adam Hurly, Robb Report, 16 Oct. 2025 This is not the same as deck height, which measures how far the roadway sits above the ground or water beneath. Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 3 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for beneath
Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneath
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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
  • 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
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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
  • 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

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“Beneath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneath. Accessed 8 Nov. 2025.

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