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Recent Examples of under
Madison Yauger, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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
JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
But any agreement reached will be just one touchstone in a thorny and volatile great power rivalry between the world’s superpower democracy and an authoritarian China, whose growing military assertiveness under Xi in the East and South China Seas is rattling US allies in the region.
—Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Tania Navarro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Proctor’s even sorrier now because so many malls have been going under.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 Oct. 2025
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Preposition
Or consider shortening your get-ready time in the morning with our preferred hot air brush and the sheer concealer that brightens under-eyes.
—Madison Yauger, PEOPLE, 6 Oct. 2025
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
Adverb
The 1949 Abducted Persons (Recovery and Restoration) Act provides the framework by which Lajo’s husband and brother return from India to get her; under that edict, India and Pakistan agreed to exchange abducted women.
—JSTOR Daily, 30 Oct. 2025
But any agreement reached will be just one touchstone in a thorny and volatile great power rivalry between the world’s superpower democracy and an authoritarian China, whose growing military assertiveness under Xi in the East and South China Seas is rattling US allies in the region.
—Betsy Klein, CNN Money, 30 Oct. 2025
Adjective
In a city like Tijuana, where law enforcement is already under-resourced and outgunned, this new aerial threat tilts the balance even further toward the cartels.
—Tania Navarro, San Diego Union-Tribune, 24 Oct. 2025
Proctor’s even sorrier now because so many malls have been going under.
—Howie Carr, Boston Herald, 21 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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There are rare instances, like the sack All-Pro pass rusher Myles Garrett recorded on him two weeks ago, when Paul tried to pass Garrett off to rookie left guard Jonah Savaiinaea, and Garrett slipped his block, going underneath both to sack Tua Tagovailoa.—
Omar Kelly
October 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Oct. 2025
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The concept is a console user interface for straightforward play, with Windows available underneath for broader software support, additional storefronts and a wider range of game types.—
Alex Harrington,
MSNBC Newsweek,
28 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 4 Nov. 2025.
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