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Recent Examples of underneath
Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Because it’s raised, there’s plenty of space underneath to stash boxes of extra linens and out-of-season clothes.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Meanwhile Tesla has never even fully replaced a single car—even the Model S is still the same construction underneath as the version that launched in 2012.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 May 2025
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Adverb
Cibrian kept his look simple and wore a black suit with a black shirt underneath.
—Janelle Ash, FOXNews.com, 8 May 2025
Because it’s raised, there’s plenty of space underneath to stash boxes of extra linens and out-of-season clothes.
—Shea Simmons, Southern Living, 8 May 2025
Preposition
The current women’s United States champion grew up two rivers to the east in Queens, New York, but got her legs underneath her as a wrestler in the Garden State, specifically in Union City.
—Ryan Gaydos, FOXNews.com, 14 May 2025
Meanwhile Tesla has never even fully replaced a single car—even the Model S is still the same construction underneath as the version that launched in 2012.
—Christiaan Hetzner, Fortune, 13 May 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underneath
Adverb
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The soil includes blue clay with limestone beneath and the vines receive about 12 inches (300 millimeters) of rain a year—a third of what falls on Tuscany, or half what falls on the island of Sicily.—
Tom Mullen,
Forbes.com,
11 May 2025
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His trousers, bunched at the groin, invite one to imagine what lies beneath.—
James Meyer,
Artforum,
1 May 2025
Adjective
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Complete any prep the under area needs—like removing existing weeds and shrubs or mowing grass—then lay the garden map back over the area and secure it with landscape staples.—
Andrea Beck,
Better Homes & Gardens,
19 Apr. 2025
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The bra and underwear have set stones and drops at the under-bust of the bra and the waistline of the underwear.—
Angela Andaloro,
People.com,
1 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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In 1996, $750 exceeded the monthly poverty threshold for a single person; today, $750 is about $400 below the poverty line.—
Shahar Ziv,
Forbes.com,
16 May 2025
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The submission form and instructions are below the quiz.—
Holly J. Morris,
NPR,
16 May 2025
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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Similarly, in October 2023, Orange County investigators used the technology to identity Michael Ray Schlicht of Cedar Rapids, Iowa, whose body had been found in 1974 near in unincorporated Laguna Hills, now the city of Aliso Viejo, California.—
Marc Ramirez,
USA Today,
13 May 2025
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Police officers discovered the victim with multiple stab wounds to his torso just before 6 p.m. near East Fordham Rd. and Webster Ave.—
Roni Jacobson,
New York Daily News,
12 May 2025
Adjective
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The outfit put her rear end on full display, with a long fabric covering her nether regions.—
Brenton Blanchet,
People.com,
5 May 2025
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Ultimately, Season 5 sees Joe behind bars and with his nether regions blown off by gunshot, with the majority of his remaining victims having survived his glass box, predatory cloying and delusional self-aggrandizement.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2025
Preposition
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Its first livestream launched in summer 2021 along the central coast of California.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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And, for the most part, quantum computing has been developing along similar lines, using qubits that, when measured, will be found in one of two states.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
14 May 2025
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“Underneath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underneath. Accessed 22 May. 2025.
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