as in lower
of, relating to, or located at the bottom
some strange creature from the nethermost region of the ocean
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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 -
Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
19 June 2023
Adjective
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This year’s results also represent the largest gap since 2008 between the top automaker and the bottom one, according to Dave Andrea, principal in Plante Moran’s Strategy and Automotive and Mobility Consulting Practice.—
Eric D. Lawrence,
USA Today,
21 May 2025
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Instead, the Dodgers rallied, with Anthony Banda limiting any further damage in the top of the 10th before the lineup rallied in the bottom half.—
Jack Harris,
Los Angeles Times,
21 May 2025
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Abarth is low cost, high return and should be encouraged.—
Mark Phelan,
USA Today,
20 May 2025
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Still the newcomers flood in, attracted by the climate, lake and lower cost of living than other parts of the country.—
Joe Marusak,
Charlotte Observer,
19 May 2025
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In the 1920s, a surgeon named Frederick Barrington, of University College London, went looking for the on-off switch in the brainstem, the lowermost part of the brain that connects with the spinal cord.—
Emily Underwood,
Smithsonian Magazine,
5 June 2024
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Reading became difficult: the white of the page took on a wince-inducing glare, and the words frosted over, like the lowermost lines on the optometrist’s eye chart.—
Andrew Leland,
The New Yorker,
8 July 2023
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“Nethermost.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/nethermost. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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