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Recent Examples of under-the-counter
Behind the bar, crammed into a small station barely wide enough for one person, were two rice cookers, a combination oven, an induction burner and an under-the-counter fridge.
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Priya Krishna, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
By night, his father would lend him his binoculars to spy on women through their windows, filling in any gaps in his anatomical understanding with whatever under-the-counter girly magazines had managed to wiggle through Italy’s draconian censorship.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
Filtering your water If PFAS levels are concerning, consumers can purchase an under-the-counter water filter for their tap.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Have a variety — an overhead light; warm-toned, under-the-counter LED task strips.
—Kim Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Priya Krishna, New York Times, 29 Apr. 2025
By night, his father would lend him his binoculars to spy on women through their windows, filling in any gaps in his anatomical understanding with whatever under-the-counter girly magazines had managed to wiggle through Italy’s draconian censorship.
—Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
Filtering your water If PFAS levels are concerning, consumers can purchase an under-the-counter water filter for their tap.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Have a variety — an overhead light; warm-toned, under-the-counter LED task strips.
—Kim Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for under-the-counter
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The truth is, under the old system, plenty of elite players were there only for the under-the-table cash.—
Rick Burton,
Sportico.com,
21 Aug. 2025
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In it, deaf canteen employee Alison Brooks (Rose Ayling-Ellis) lands an under-the-table gig as a covert lip reader for the police and finagles her way into the apex of an upcoming heist operation.—
Randy Myers,
Mercury News,
1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
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Flavor Frenzy’s owner, 58-year-old Steven M. Weisberg, was arrested Aug. 15 on charges of child pornography, child pornography soliciting a child for performance, unauthorized video recording in a public place and unauthorized recording of a person under 18, court records show.—
Mitchell Willetts,
Kansas City Star,
17 Aug. 2025
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Steven Weisberg, 58, of the 300 block of Satinwood Terrace, appeared in court Sunday morning and was charged with two counts of child pornography, a Class X felony, the most severe category of its kind in Illinois, and two counts of unauthorized video recording, a Class 3 felony.—
Adriana Pérez,
Chicago Tribune,
17 Aug. 2025
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An unlicensed casino grows up to be a Baptist college, one that doesn’t shy away from its sordid past, as Christ himself never shied away from a sinner.—
Matthew Adams,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
26 Aug. 2025
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Records show Martinez was arrested in Hillsborough County earlier this year and is charged with performing unlicensed dental work.—
Alexandra Koch,
FOXNews.com,
24 Aug. 2025
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“Under-the-counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/under-the-counter. Accessed 31 Aug. 2025.
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