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Recent Examples of undercurrent
The emotional undercurrent Money is rarely just about the dollars and cents.
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Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
Then, there is the undercurrent of hostility between Whitney and Jen.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
There’s also an undercurrent of anxiety in my classes.
—Holly Willis, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
And while union drama was an undercurrent of Schultz’s third tenure, in particular, Starbucks was still one of the first companies to provide comprehensive health care to part-time employees, starting in 1988.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
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Bruce Helmer, Twin Cities, 14 Mar. 2026
Then, there is the undercurrent of hostility between Whitney and Jen.
—Kathleen Walsh, Vulture, 14 Mar. 2026
There’s also an undercurrent of anxiety in my classes.
—Holly Willis, The Conversation, 13 Mar. 2026
And while union drama was an undercurrent of Schultz’s third tenure, in particular, Starbucks was still one of the first companies to provide comprehensive health care to part-time employees, starting in 1988.
—Sydney Lake, Fortune, 12 Mar. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercurrent
undertow
Noun
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Brown and her creative team have gotten caught up in adornment without capturing a deeper undertow that strings it all together.—
Jackson McHenry,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2026
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To exist at all is to feel the clock-steady undertow of inertia.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
9 Mar. 2026
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