under-the-counter

Definition of under-the-counternext

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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
Recent Examples of Synonyms for under-the-counter
Adjective
  • That is, until Russell Crowe’s Warden Clancy offers Murphy an under-the-table deal.
    — Brian Davids, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2026
  • The Timberwolves were punished so drastically because all sides put the under-the-table arrangement in writing, making the evidence clear.
    — Eric Nehm, New York Times, 16 July 2026
Adjective
  • There are claims that Cabinet officials, politicians, journalists, civil society leaders and business executives were also subjected to unauthorized surveillance.
    — Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 5 Nov. 2026
  • Police allege the unauthorized wiretapping took place between 2025 and 2026 — when Listyo was Indonesia's police chief — and that the suspects ordered the wiretaps without following proper procedure.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 4 Nov. 2026
Adjective
  • Part of the reform focused on eliminating misdemeanor criminal penalties, arrests and jail time for unlicensed mobile food vendors and replacing them with civil violations and fines.
    — Zareen Syed, Chicago Tribune, 27 Oct. 2026
  • New York state sued Kalshi and Polymarket this year, claiming that the companies each ran unlicensed sports gambling businesses.
    — Mike Vorkunov, New York Times, 26 Oct. 2026

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“Under-the-counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/under-the-counter. Accessed 8 Nov. 2026.

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