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Recent Examples of underneath
Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
That's a major undertaking given that the structures are buried beneath thousands of years of sediment, and that sediment must be removed to find out exactly what is underneath.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
The bench can serve as a drop-zone to keep clutter like bags and coats off the floor, and has plenty of room for baskets to be stored underneath.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
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Adjective
The series follows Jack Solomon, a struggling musician who, after his death, wakes up in a new reality, where music and light are considered magic and past eras play out underneath the streets of London.
—Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 24 Sep. 2025
That's a major undertaking given that the structures are buried beneath thousands of years of sediment, and that sediment must be removed to find out exactly what is underneath.
—Jennifer Ouellette, ArsTechnica, 24 Sep. 2025
Preposition
The style can go from a casual stroll through a museum with sneakers and a tee layered underneath to a candlelit dinner in Rome with heels and statement jewelry.
—Rosie Marder, Travel + Leisure, 28 Sep. 2025
The bench can serve as a drop-zone to keep clutter like bags and coats off the floor, and has plenty of room for baskets to be stored underneath.
—Abigail Wilt, Southern Living, 26 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underneath
Adverb
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The light in the eyes became a glitter; the wide and beautiful brow began to suggest the skull beneath.—
Garth Greenwell,
Harpers Magazine,
19 Sep. 2025
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Petroglyphs are ancient illustrations created by carving away the outer, darker layer of stone to expose lighter stone beneath.—
Madison Dapcevich,
Outside,
17 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The Pats doubled their rates of under-center snaps and pre-snap motion in Miami, while emphasizing bootleg play-action passes that set up Drake Maye’s first touchdown pass.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
19 Sep. 2025
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Robinson, Vasquez and a third party bet a combined $2,200 on Robinson for his under-line performance in those categories.—
Jill Martin,
CNN Money,
10 Sep. 2025
Preposition
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These unpressurized parts of a plane lack oxygen and can reach temperatures well below freezing, sometimes to minus 80 degrees Fahrenheit.—
Kathleen Wong,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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Its surface pressure is only about 10 picobars, or 100 billion times below Earth's atmospheric pressure, according to the authors' models.—
Andrew Jones,
Space.com,
28 Sep. 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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Evans said building a new parking garage near downtown would cost over $20 million, and that space is limited in the area for new lots or parking structures.—
Victoria Moorwood,
Cincinnati Enquirer,
29 Sep. 2025
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The church building, circled by a parking lot and a large lawn, is near residential areas and a Jehovah’s Witness church.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
29 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sauls confirms the hacksaw kill — where Art sawed someone in half from her nether regions — will appear, along with new kills that resulted from working with director Damien Leone.—
EW.com,
EW.com,
22 Aug. 2025
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Glycerin is a sugar alcohol that can serve as fuel for the microbes in your nether regions, in particular yeast.—
Erica Sloan,
SELF,
3 June 2025
Preposition
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Advertisement ‘Release the hostage’ The stopgap spending bill Senate Republicans tried to push through before midnight passed the House earlier this month largely along party lines.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
1 Oct. 2025
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The creek has been flowing along the highway shoulder and eroding the road.—
Shannon Tyler,
Idaho Statesman,
30 Sep. 2025
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“Underneath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underneath. Accessed 3 Oct. 2025.
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