under-the-counter

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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. 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
Adjective
  • The old days of under-the-table cash payments to high school stars or secret gifts to their parents were over.
    David Waldstein, New York Times, 27 Mar. 2025
  • As the countdown to the finale begins, Abbott Elementary returns to its central plot arc of the season as the repercussions of the under-the-table deal with Girard Creek and their slippery lawyer Miles reach an apex.
    Ile-Ife Okantah, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
  • At the top Plus Extended tier, Bitdefender watches for abuse of your SSN, reports unauthorized change of address events, and scans court records.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 7 June 2025
  • What happened adidas recently learned that an unauthorized external party gained access to certain customer data through a third-party customer service provider.
    Kurt Knutsson, FOXNews.com, 4 June 2025
Adjective
  • Cannabis industry leaders want to shut down their competition, saying unlicensed hemp undercuts those who went through arduous cannabis licensing.
    Robert McCoppin, Chicago Tribune, 3 June 2025
  • Lazzaro and Muñoz each has pleaded not guilty to unlicensed practice.
    David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 1 June 2025

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“Under-the-counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/under-the-counter. Accessed 10 Jun. 2025.

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