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noun

plural of steady

as in flames

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verb

present tense third-person singular of steady

as in underlies

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Noun

Video released by the Thessaloniki Police Officers’ Union shows the officers gently removing the animal from the smoky area before carrying it away from the flames.

— Ashley Vega, PEOPLE, 7 July 2026
Firefighters took 30 minutes to contain the flames, which caused moderate smoke damage to the whole building.

— Eleanor Nash, Kansas City Star, 7 July 2026

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Verb

And that’s the question that underlies much of what’s onscreen in this perplexing, entertaining, frustrating picture.

— Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 1 July 2026
But in making their arguments, the authors went further, addressing fundamental questions of politics by laying out the political theory that underlies that Constitution.

— Jordan Cash, The Conversation, 8 June 2026

Definition of underlies

Noun

Wine lovers should consider hitting some stops on the Great River Road Wine Trail, especially Danzinger Vineyards on the bluff in Alma.

— Katy Spratte Joyce, Travel + Leisure, 3 July 2026
The track went viral on TikTok earlier this year, with longtime lovers of the musician remembering the hit, while younger fans may have discovered it for the first time.

— Hugh McIntyre, Forbes.com, 2 July 2026

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Ruffian, racing on the lead, sustains a severe leg injury and is pulled up by jockey Jacinto Vasquez.

— Assistant Sports Editor, Los Angeles Times, 6 July 2026
Rubbed out by the day’s events, the kolams—an art form that sustains the diurnal rhythm of the universe—are faithfully recast the next morning.

— Chandrahas Choudhury, Condé Nast Traveler, 5 July 2026

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