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Recent Examples of under
Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
The Pats doubled their rates of under-center snaps and pre-snap motion in Miami, while emphasizing bootleg play-action passes that set up Drake Maye’s first touchdown pass.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Women under 35 are the target for Regretting You at 3,300 theaters.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Hoi-Kwong Lo, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Toronto in Canada, says that Cisco is championing an under-appreciated portion of the larger quantum technology world.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
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Preposition
For those who don’t love the look of canvas storage bins and wardrobe boxes, look for an under-bed storage set.
—Yelena Moroz Alpert, Architectural Digest, 29 Sep. 2025
The Pats doubled their rates of under-center snaps and pre-snap motion in Miami, while emphasizing bootleg play-action passes that set up Drake Maye’s first touchdown pass.
—Andrew Callahan, Boston Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Adverb
Balau Nath to erect the fort under the condition that the shadow of the fort must never cover Nath’s home.
—Sophie Friedman, AFAR Media, 22 Oct. 2025
Women under 35 are the target for Regretting You at 3,300 theaters.
—Anthony D'alessandro, Deadline, 22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
This week’s latest big report from The Athletic makes clear that all of the college football internet’s skepticism about this hire was both correct and somehow under-prepared.
—Alex Kirshner, New York Times, 12 Oct. 2025
Hoi-Kwong Lo, a professor of electrical and computer engineering at the University of Toronto in Canada, says that Cisco is championing an under-appreciated portion of the larger quantum technology world.
—Margo Anderson, IEEE Spectrum, 9 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for under
Preposition
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The Stoxx Europe 600 Basic Resources, which was in the green in morning trade, edged beneath the flatline by the closing bell.—
Tasmin Lockwood,Hugh Leask,Holly Ellyatt,
CNBC,
27 Oct. 2025
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Before the night’s over, stop by the Fountains of Bellagio to watch the iconic water show dance to holiday music beneath the city’s glittering skyline.—
Lauren Dana Ellman,
Travel + Leisure,
27 Oct. 2025
Adverb
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Unlike her black Gucci dress, this Daddio star decided not to wear visible undergarments underneath.—
Angel Saunders,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
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The car underneath is a Mercedes-AMG G63, which is powered by a 577-horsepower twin-turbo V-8 engine, mated to a nine-speed automatic transmission.—
Erik Shilling,
Robb Report,
20 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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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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In the below example, against Real Oviedo’s zonal scheme protecting the six-yard box, three players run away from goal and one to the near-post to attack Marcus Rashford’s outswinger, resulting in Araujo scoring.—
Anantaajith Raghuraman,
New York Times,
25 Oct. 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
Adjective
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The team will be without star quarterback Jayden Daniels, who is out with a low-grade hamstring strain.—
Mark Kern,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Oct. 2025
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His first symptoms manifested in low-grade fevers and transient abnormal myelopoiesis (TAM), a rash that affects some infants with Down syndrome, per the National Cancer Institute.—
Zoey Lyttle,
PEOPLE,
22 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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The members of each faction, from the lowliest grunt to the top of the chain, are framed to be completely committed to their group’s cause.—
Jason Fanelli,
Rolling Stone,
23 Oct. 2025
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According to multiple reports, including one from USA Today insider Bob Nightengale, the Braves on Tuesday signed on a minor-league deal with catcher Austin Nola, a six-year major league veteran who appeared in 14 games for the lowly Colorado Rockies this past season.—
Jackson Roberts,
MSNBC Newsweek,
21 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Add the steak in an even layer and cook without stirring until the bottom side is browned, about 2 minutes.—
Elizabeth Fogarty,
Better Homes & Gardens,
28 Oct. 2025
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In addition to reflecting a huge range of animal sizes, the dataset also represented sharks that fill a variety of ecological niches, from reef dwellers to bottom feeders to open-ocean predators.—
Quanta Magazine,
Quanta Magazine,
27 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Sauls confirms the hacksaw kill — where Art sawed someone in half from her nether regions — will appear, along with new kills that resulted from working with director Damien Leone.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Glycerin is a sugar alcohol that can serve as fuel for the microbes in your nether regions, in particular yeast.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
3 June 2025
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“Under.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/under. Accessed 29 Oct. 2025.
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