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Recent Examples of undercut
Quispe López, Them, 15 Jan. 2025
There is money for funding undercuts so the cars will go underneath the train on those intersections.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
Patrick George, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
But in many smaller ways, Harris peppers her narrative with places where the Biden White House undercut her or failed to support her.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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Noun
Think snapbacks, undercuts, chains, and jerseys, usually worn by cringey white lesbians posturing for the camera.
—Quispe López, Them, 15 Jan. 2025
There is money for funding undercuts so the cars will go underneath the train on those intersections.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
Verb
Hyundai also just slashed its prices, and some of its EVs undercut Tesla’s models without stripping away any features.
—Patrick George, The Atlantic, 10 Oct. 2025
But in many smaller ways, Harris peppers her narrative with places where the Biden White House undercut her or failed to support her.
—Jeremy Lott, The Washington Examiner, 3 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercut
Noun
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With her avant-groove sensibilities and refusal to color inside the lines, Lenae represents the fearless spirit fueling R&B’s new era.—
Carl Lamarre,
Billboard,
29 Oct. 2025
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Make a groove around the edge and sprinkle the salt in it.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
27 Oct. 2025
Verb
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Nigeria’s Federal Revenue Service, whose boss Zacc Adedeji made the case for the tax, argued that local oil refineries are operating at cost levels that exceed those of fuel importers, a risk that could undermine the refining sector.—
Alexander Onukwue,
semafor.com,
30 Oct. 2025
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The resumption of nuclear weapons testing by the United States will undermine national security, arms control advocates told .—
Joshua Rhett Miller,
MSNBC Newsweek,
30 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Earle appeared thrilled with her episode-high score of 39, jumping for joy with pro partner Valentin Chmerkovskiy.—
Ryan Coleman,
Entertainment Weekly,
30 Oct. 2025
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The duty to settle honor scores was forced upon Rashida by his elders.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
30 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As Science Alert points out, light also attenuates and degrades over long distances.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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China will be their biggest source of external influence but not by a huge margin, and many other countries, including the United States, Australia, India, and Japan, will attenuate Beijing’s sway.—
SUSANNAH PATTON,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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This casual long-sleeve sweater dress features a playful V-neck and cute, subtle slits on the sides of the bottom hem.—
Caroline Hughes,
Travel + Leisure,
30 Oct. 2025
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The high-neck dress features cut-out sections around the torso and a thigh-high slit on one side.—
Ashlyn Robinette,
PEOPLE,
29 Oct. 2025
Verb
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At the same time, leaving grass too long over the winter can shade the soil and weaken the grass.—
Mary Marlowe Leverette,
Southern Living,
31 Oct. 2025
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In addition to the GOP leaders, most rank-and-file Senate Republicans also oppose repealing the filibuster that’s been slowly weakened by both parties in recent decades for Executive Branch and judicial nominees.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
31 Oct. 2025
Noun
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But plenty of families do qualify, and many of them want free care—yet have been unable to find open slots at participating providers.—
Elliot Haspel,
The Atlantic,
28 Oct. 2025
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Sergei Loznitsa‘s Two Prosecutors, which premiered at Cannes, will open the lineup in an out-of-competition slot.—
Georg Szalai,
HollywoodReporter,
28 Oct. 2025
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“Undercut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undercut. Accessed 4 Nov. 2025.
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