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noun

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as in groove

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verb

as in to undermine

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Recent Examples of undercut
Noun
The judges’ most pointed questions are not coming off as epic undercuts to the Kardashian empire but, instead, as meagre and outdated. — M. J. Corey, New Yorker, 24 May 2025 An undercut is when a driver pits for new tires, using their speed advantage to gain a position on a rival who pits after. — Ian Parkes, New York Times, 22 May 2025
Verb
Interestingly, the Folger’s production will undercut that easy black-and-white analysis with a provokingly simple casting choice. — Trey Graham, Washington Post, 1 Oct. 2026 The court docket in Zimmerman’s case, reviewed by The Star, undercut some of the letter’s claims, including the argument that Zimmerman was arrested in 2011 after missing sixteen court appearances. — Kacen Bayless, Kansas City Star, 30 Sep. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undercut
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercut
  1. groove
  2. undermine
  3. score
  4. attenuate
  5. slit
  6. weaken
  7. slot
Noun
  • The Penguins are deep and balanced and are in a nice groove with the man advantage.
    — Josh Yohe, New York Times, 4 Oct. 2026
  • Those grooves encouraged the cells to line up and fuse into fibers that could pull together more effectively.
    — New Atlas, New Atlas, 3 Oct. 2026
Definition of groove
Verb
  • Fox News Digital asked Martin whether that level of support undermined Ireland's neutrality.
    — Michael Dorgan, FOXNews.com, 6 Oct. 2026
  • Brazil’s attorney general last week accused the US of undermining Brazilian democracy — a central theme for incumbent President Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, who holds a razor-thin polling lead over Flávio Bolsonaro.
    — Eleanor Mueller, semafor.com, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of undermine
Noun
  • Rating sites filled up with one-star scores, and the social media accounts of cast members drew abusive comments.
    — Naman Ramachandran, Variety, 5 Oct. 2026
  • Achane’s replacement scored at the end of the third quarter pulled Miami within a score, making it 12-10 headed into the fourth quarter.
    — Miami Herald, Miami Herald, 5 Oct. 2026
Definition of score
Verb
  • The experiment also generated data on how much the laser signal was attenuated while traveling between the ground and the stratosphere.
    — Kaif Shaikh, Interesting Engineering, 18 Sep. 2026
  • These risks could be attenuated with thoughtful health policy.
    — Andréa Becker, STAT, 14 Aug. 2026
Definition of attenuate
Noun
  • The shoes feature distinct architectural toe-slit cutouts at the vamp, leaving the tips of each toe exposed.
    — Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Sometimes a box of foreign translations will arrive with the spine of every last book slit open.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 28 Sep. 2026
Definition of slit
Verb
  • Fink said the churn weakens the tie between a worker and an employer.
    — Nick Lichtenberg, Fortune, 2 Oct. 2026
  • Other potential causes are higher rates of chronic stress, depression and anxiety, as well as autoimmune diseases, which weaken the immune system, Curhan said.
    — Kaitlin Sullivan, NBC news, 2 Oct. 2026
Definition of weaken
Noun
  • The Panthers still have two slots on their active roster open, and that likely means two players on the IR/PUP/NFI lists are going to get promoted.
    — Alex Zietlow, Charlotte Observer, 8 Oct. 2026
  • Sip and Guzzle is not far behind in the 14th slot, followed by Martiny’s at 46 and Bar Snack at 49.
    — Nicole Hoey, Robb Report, 8 Oct. 2026
Definition of slot

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“Undercut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undercut. Accessed 9 Oct. 2026.

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