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
  • All of the under-the-table deals are out in the open, generally speaking, and folks are upset.
    Troy Renck, Denver Post, 18 July 2025
  • But fast forward a few years those student-athletes no longer worry about being penalized for accepting under-the-table envelopes of cash from university boosters.
    Andrea Williams, The Tennessean, 2 July 2025
Adjective
  • The Office of State Budget and Management, if the bill becomes law, would determine if unauthorized immigrants are receiving such benefits.
    Alan Wooten, The Washington Examiner, 13 July 2025
  • Trump in January signed into law the Laken Riley Act, which requires the detention of unauthorized immigrants accused of theft and violent crimes.
    Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 12 July 2025
Adjective
  • However, legal analysis around Hungary’s crypto ban reveals a more nuanced reality where the July 1 legislation primarily targets unlicensed domestic exchanges rather than criminalizing everyday crypto trading.
    Boaz Sobrado, Forbes.com, 17 July 2025
  • Questions continue to swirl after NYPD police officers chased a 15-year-old teen suspect who was then fatally struck by an unlicensed Lexus hit-and-run driver in Long Island just outside the city.
    Rocco Parascandola, New York Daily News, 15 July 2025

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“Under-the-counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/under-the-counter. Accessed 26 Jul. 2025.

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