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Recent Examples of undercut
Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
But for those of us doomed to remember what the Obama years were like the first time around — the turbo-pop, the undercuts, the novelty Twitter accounts, the Internet Boyfriends, the girlbosses, the hashtags, the precise shades of pink — there is one last bracing thought.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
Debbie Cenziper, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
But Patrick Beverley undercut Russell Westbrook while calling a timeout in Game 2 of the first round.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Noun
There is money for funding undercuts so the cars will go underneath the train on those intersections.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
But for those of us doomed to remember what the Obama years were like the first time around — the turbo-pop, the undercuts, the novelty Twitter accounts, the Internet Boyfriends, the girlbosses, the hashtags, the precise shades of pink — there is one last bracing thought.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
Verb
But the agency, worried about medication shortages, immediately undercut its mission to ensure the safety of America’s drug supply.
—Debbie Cenziper, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
But Patrick Beverley undercut Russell Westbrook while calling a timeout in Game 2 of the first round.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercut
Noun
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Shae Jacobs and Jack Dine blend the shuffling percussion of house with Afrobeats and R&B’s breezy grooves to create Odeal’s latest day party jam.—
Heran Mamo,
Billboard,
30 June 2025
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This was no slouch finding his groove against a struggling offense.—
Kevin Acee,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
29 June 2025
Verb
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Media implies entertainment and undermines the responsibility that journalists are supposed to have to report the truth and hold those in power accountable.—
HG Biggs,
IndyStar,
11 July 2025
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And then the leftist media, which is looking to completely undermine our culture and our civilization, and knows that these things turn social norms on their head, pick up these concepts and promote them.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Every Cleveland pitcher must feel the weight of 1,000 woolly mammoths when attempting to keep the score close.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
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Its culinary scene score was also lower than Indy's, at 1.6.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
IndyStar,
7 July 2025
Verb
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However, for the highly engaged workaholics, this health impairment process was markedly attenuated.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
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Sometimes, adding a caveat to a declarative message serves to attenuate — or even to completely undermine — that message.—
Charles C. W. Cooke,
National Review,
10 June 2025
Noun
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Mayan stelae and Melanesian slit gongs share the sunlight from a sloped glass wall abutting Central Park which has been specially reëngineered to protect photosensitive works.—
Julian Lucas,
New Yorker,
30 June 2025
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Tate McRae appeared at the F1 premiere in London in a black custom Balenciaga gown with a dramatic slit and tie at the waist.—
Catherine Santino,
People.com,
25 June 2025
Verb
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The first-quarter boom in U.S. trade is weakening, with merchandise trade somewhat atypically declining for the second straight month, according to my analysis of the the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
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The June jobs report showed strong headline numbers, but the underlying data pointed to a weakening labor market.—
Danny Bakst,
Fortune,
9 July 2025
Noun
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The album debuted at No. 1 on the chart dated May 31 and has yet to cede the top slot.—
Keith Caulfield,
Billboard,
29 June 2025
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Some were questioning the decision to put Charli on the Other stage while headliner Young, who drew a notably smaller crowd, was on the Pyramid slot.—
Lily Ford,
HollywoodReporter,
28 June 2025
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“Undercut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undercut. Accessed 14 Jul. 2025.
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