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as in to establish
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 underlie
Instead, the contracts are designed to track the price of the underlying asset continuously, with funding payments keeping the perp price aligned with the market.
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Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Additionally, some commentators argue that focusing on raising revenue obscures the need to tackle underlying drivers of healthcare costs, such as hospital consolidation, high drug prices, and administrative complexity.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Thursday’s data exposed some of that underlying fragility.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Twelve months from now your business looks different because the underlying foundation is different.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Contessa Brewer, CNBC, 29 May 2026
Additionally, some commentators argue that focusing on raising revenue obscures the need to tackle underlying drivers of healthcare costs, such as hospital consolidation, high drug prices, and administrative complexity.
—Los Angeles Times, 28 May 2026
Thursday’s data exposed some of that underlying fragility.
—Alicia Wallace, CNN Money, 28 May 2026
Twelve months from now your business looks different because the underlying foundation is different.
—Jodie Cook, Forbes.com, 28 May 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underlie
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But among recent high-profile moves, Alibaba reportedly hired Google DeepMind researcher Hao Zhou to support Qwen AI development.—
Evelyn Cheng,Anniek Bao,
CNBC,
5 June 2026
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More than a dozen Republicans supported it.—
Caitlin Yilek,
CBS News,
5 June 2026
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By then, the Dodgers had already established a lead.—
Liana Handler,
Los Angeles Times,
31 May 2026
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In 1875 a cemetery, where today an annual Decoration Day commemoration (the original name for Memorial Day) is held on the first Sunday of May, was established.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
30 May 2026
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Share your summary, and steady the team’s pace.—
Tarot.com,
The Orlando Sentinel,
27 May 2026
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While Phelan has helped steady the ship at Everton, the final matches have shown there is much work to be done at the club this summer.—
Megan Feringa,
New York Times,
26 May 2026
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Buddhist, recently widowed, and a successful artist, Rose is ditsy and rather eccentric, but is grounded by a 13-year-old step-granddaughter.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Clemens had two chances to complete the feat but popped up in the seventh inning and then grounded out to second to end the eighth.—
Betsy Helfand,
Twin Cities,
30 May 2026
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Warsh at his swearing-in spoke positively about upholding both sides of the dual mandate.—
Matt Peterson,
CNBC,
3 June 2026
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Not the irony of having a skin-lightening condition (or predilection) while singlehandedly Blackening up the portals of pop music by integrating a music video network that upheld America's racist standard of (in)visibility.—
Rodney Carmichael,
NPR,
3 June 2026
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Jim Cramer said Dell’s results reinforced his confidence in Nvidia, given its close ties in powering AI systems.—
Morgan Chittum,
CNBC,
30 May 2026
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With a record-setting IPO in just a few weeks, SpaceX saw its rival in a contest to put astronauts on the lunar surface go up in flames, reinforcing its dominance in the space race and its primacy in NASA’s plans to go back to the moon.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
30 May 2026
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Gilgeous-Alexander finished with a game-high 35 points and nine assists but wasn’t enough to carry a Thunder team that limped to the finish line, dealing with fatigue and a slew of injuries.—
CNN.com Wire Service,
Mercury News,
31 May 2026
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Each pallet carries a ton of bananas.—
Aldo Svaldi,
Denver Post,
31 May 2026
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Asian chip stocks have soared in recent months amid a global shortage for the technology that underpins the AI boom.—
semafor.com,
semafor.com,
29 May 2026
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Collectively, this year’s Black women honorees reflect a cross-section of industries that underpin the global economy—from retirement security and investment management to industrial manufacturing and energy infrastructure.—
Cheyann Harris,
Fortune,
29 May 2026
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“Underlie.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underlie. Accessed 6 Jun. 2026.
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