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Recent Examples of underneath
Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
The classic crewneck is great for layering over a button-down, but the material is soft enough to wear with nothing underneath.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Their expeditions into Park Forest are made possible by a wide open pathway underneath those electrical wires which stretch along an east-west route through the center of town, just north of an easy feeding ground in Central Park and points west.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Adverb
Rowland maintained the sharp lines of the shoes and paired them with an oversize sculptural jacket with exaggerated lapels, with nothing underneath.
—Karla Rodriguez, Footwear News, 28 Jan. 2026
The classic crewneck is great for layering over a button-down, but the material is soft enough to wear with nothing underneath.
—Sophie Dodd, Travel + Leisure, 28 Jan. 2026
Preposition
Funding for the Federal Emergency Management Agency and the Coast Guard may also be impacted as all of those divisions fall underneath the DHS umbrella.
—Zachary Schermele, USA Today, 27 Jan. 2026
Their expeditions into Park Forest are made possible by a wide open pathway underneath those electrical wires which stretch along an east-west route through the center of town, just north of an easy feeding ground in Central Park and points west.
—Jerry Shnay, Chicago Tribune, 26 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underneath
Adverb
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The Nazca Lines, Peru The Nazca Lines consist of thousands of geoglyphs created by removing surface stones to expose lighter soil beneath.—
Atharva Gosavi,
Interesting Engineering,
15 Jan. 2026
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Rain that gets through cracks in the pavement softens the soil beneath, causing more deformation under traffic loading and leading to more cracking, according to Jonathan Stewart, professor of civil and environmental engineering at the UCLA Samueli School of Engineering.—
Alex Wigglesworth,
Los Angeles Times,
14 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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Thomas Rosenmueller and Henrik Norlander tied for first with 7-under 65s.—
Kirk Kenney,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
27 Jan. 2026
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While fully under-display sensors remain a future aspiration, LTPO Plus represents a meaningful step forward for users seeking superior screen quality and extended usage on a single charge.—
David Phelan,
Forbes.com,
26 Jan. 2026
Preposition
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The route at the time of the collision allowed the Black Hawk to fly as close as 75 feet below planes descending to land on runway 33 at Reagan National Airport, according to the NTSB.—
Alexandra Skores,
CNN Money,
27 Jan. 2026
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This is well below analysts’ expectations of between a 4-6% increase, according to the Wall Street Journal.—
Siladitya Ray,
Forbes.com,
27 Jan. 2026
Adjective
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And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.—
Dana Taylor,
USA TODAY,
1 Mar. 2024
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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.—
Frank Witsil,
Detroit Free Press,
19 June 2023
Preposition
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But the schedule eased a bit with this game against Maryland and a matchup next weekend with an Oregon team that's also near the bottom of the Big Ten.—
Arkansas Online,
Arkansas Online,
2 Feb. 2026
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Gaza hospital officials accused an Israeli navy vessel of firing on a tent camp near the southern city of Khan Younis, killing a 3-year-old Palestinian boy.—
Bradford Betz,
FOXNews.com,
2 Feb. 2026
Adjective
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This is the nether region of decadence.—
Dan Piepenbring,
Harpers Magazine,
27 Jan. 2026
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Privately, Mamdani hopes to install bidets, the bathroom fixture used to clean one’s nether regions with water after using the restroom.—
Eduardo Cuevas,
USA Today,
14 Jan. 2026
Preposition
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Small black flies marched along his unbearably long lashes.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
29 Jan. 2026
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Oberoi is launching two luxury Nile dahabeyas, which revive the elegance of 1920s river travel, offering an intimate way to experience Egypt’s most storied landscapes along the Nile.—
Laura Begley Bloom,
Forbes.com,
29 Jan. 2026
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“Underneath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underneath. Accessed 4 Feb. 2026.
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