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Recent Examples of undercurrent
There’s the undercurrent of politics stirring animus between the neighbors, with Canadians angered by President Donald Trump’s tariffs and his absurd aside saying perhaps Canada should be the 51st U.S. state.
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Big Little Lies Kidman has yet another incredible performance in a gripping drama about the dark undercurrents of a wealthy coastal community in California.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 June 2025
Such supportive undercurrents help explain why the tape has hung in there in the face of capricious policy-making and putrid consumer sentiment, allowing the market to process extraordinary and sometimes scary stimuli into what looks, for now, like a setback that’s more routine than wrenching.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 May 2025
While United managed to remain in the top three, an undercurrent lurked — an inexplicable question of how this has happened, rather than faith in a bigger, grander process.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Greg Cote, Miami Herald, 5 June 2025
Big Little Lies Kidman has yet another incredible performance in a gripping drama about the dark undercurrents of a wealthy coastal community in California.
—Emily Blackwood, People.com, 3 June 2025
Such supportive undercurrents help explain why the tape has hung in there in the face of capricious policy-making and putrid consumer sentiment, allowing the market to process extraordinary and sometimes scary stimuli into what looks, for now, like a setback that’s more routine than wrenching.
—Michael Santoli, CNBC, 26 May 2025
While United managed to remain in the top three, an undercurrent lurked — an inexplicable question of how this has happened, rather than faith in a bigger, grander process.
—Michael Cox, New York Times, 14 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercurrent
undertow
Noun
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In a statement, Gov. Jared Polis blamed policy from Washington, D.C., for creating an undertow on Colorado’s economy.—
Nick Coltrain,
Denver Post,
18 June 2025
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But in his second term, Trump's aggressive trade policies and confrontational stance toward America's allies are threatening to turn that populist wave into a dangerous undertow.—
Scott Neuman,
NPR,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Undercurrent.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undercurrent. Accessed 1 Jul. 2025.
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