underlain

verb

past participle of underlie
1
as in supported
to lie underneath A layer of rock underlies the topsoil.

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2
as in grounded
to form the basis or foundation of (something, such as an idea) The assumption that underlies their argument is faulty.

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underlain
  1. supported
  2. grounded
  3. upheld
  4. established
  5. carried
  6. based
  7. reinforced
  8. predicated
Verb
  • The organization is a main backer of the measure and has supported efforts in other states to prohibit individualized prices for people based on certain personal information.
    — Stephen Hobbs, Sacbee.com, 11 July 2026
  • In addition to work supported by the grant, a major focus area of Chung’s lab is investigating tissue homeostasis in ovarian aging and cardiovascular disease.
    — Rachel Martin, Hartford Courant, 11 July 2026
Definition of supported
Verb
  • Corbin Carroll grounded into a forceout at second, moving Marte to third, before Gabriel Moreno singled on a liner to right that scored Marte.
    — Joaquin Ruiz, Los Angeles Times, 11 July 2026
  • After Mike Trout grounded into a force at the plate, Nolan Schanuel singled – one of his four hits – to drive in two.
    — Jeff Fletcher, Oc Register, 10 July 2026
Definition of grounded
Verb
  • An appeals court just upheld the far-right politician's conviction for embezzlement, but reduced her ban on seeking public office from five years to 15 months.
    — Emma Hinchliffe, Fortune, 7 July 2026
  • The Rockies then challenged that Rushing was blocking the plate, but the out call was upheld and the inning ended.
    — Kyle Glaser, Oc Register, 7 July 2026
Definition of upheld
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  • In October, authorities established a cemetery in the city of Deir al Balah to bury unidentified bodies recovered from around the enclave.
    — Bilal Shbeir, Los Angeles Times, 9 July 2026
  • With more high school and college programs for women's flag football being established in the United States, prospects for young girls like Jones-Robinson appear to be expanding.
    — Synai Ferrell, ABC News, 8 July 2026
Definition of established
Verb
  • Neither of those, though, carried the expectations of five-time champion Brazil, which last won in 2002 but at least had done no worse than the quarterfinals in the five subsequent tournaments.
    — Mark Zeigler, San Diego Union-Tribune, 9 July 2026
  • SpaceX now flies roughly half the world’s orbital launches — 165 in 2025 and more than 80% of the mass carried to orbit — but its vehicles are built for its own missions.
    — Charlotte Kiang, Forbes.com, 9 July 2026
Definition of carried
Verb
  • Nathan Diller is a consumer travel reporter for USA TODAY based in Nashville.
    — Nathan Diller, USA Today, 8 July 2026
  • The creation of this content included the use of AI based on templates created, reviewed and edited by journalists in the newsroom.
    — NC Weather Bot, Charlotte Observer, 8 July 2026
Definition of based
Verb
  • Unlike Roman concrete, most modern concrete is reinforced with steel bars.
    — Sam Macdonald, Scientific American, 11 July 2026
  • Those experiences reinforced my belief that early intervention and access to care produce better outcomes than waiting until someone reaches a crisis.
    — Scott Maxwell, The Orlando Sentinel, 10 July 2026
Definition of reinforced
Verb
  • Its diminutive purchase price was predicated on being cheap to manufacture in Zhangjiakou, China.
    — Jonathan M. Gitlin, ArsTechnica, 1 July 2026
  • Moving Murray would so drastically alter the shape of the Nuggets’ offense, which is predicated upon the synergy between Murray and Jokić in ball-screens, as to not be worth it.
    — Sam Vecenie, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of predicated
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