undersell

verb

Definition of undersellnext
as in to monopolize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undersell
  1. monopolize
  2. sell
  3. engross
  4. smuggle
  5. speculate
  6. peddle
Verb
  • On top of this, Google is contending with antitrust cases accusing the company of monopolizing the search market, with potential remedies including a breakup, regulatory oversight, and restrictions on its businesses.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 11 Dec. 2024
  • The Biden administration moved forward with the case and filed another of its own—accusing Google of illegally monopolizing advertising technologies that millions of websites and apps use to generate revenue.
    Paresh Dave, WIRED, 20 Nov. 2024
Definition of monopolize
Verb
  • The original Cottage Inn Pizza in Ann Arbor was sold after 75 years.
    Susan Selasky, Detroit Free Press, 30 Dec. 2024
  • Photo : Mecum Auctions The original owner sold this GT40, after about a half decade, to his neighbor.
    Robert Ross, Robb Report, 30 Dec. 2024
Definition of sell
Verb
  • Elphaba is engrossed in her studies, while Glinda struggles with her beginner's wand.
    Paul Du Quenoy, Newsweek, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Cameos of characters from the original movies kept die-hard fans engrossed and critics lapped it up with its Rotten Tomatoes score not dipping below 90% across five seasons.
    Caroline Reid, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024
Definition of engross
Verb
  • Nosferatu — which has nabbed four Critics Choice Awards noms and landed on multiple Oscar shortlists — embodies horror’s ability to smuggle in its big ideas, making powerful arguments without overt reference to the background political realities.
    Eric Kohn, The Hollywood Reporter, 6 Jan. 2025
  • Across the street, the shelves of a small corner store look very different from only a few weeks ago, when shop owners had to smuggle foreign brands and hide them from most customers.
    Raja Abdulrahim, New York Times, 5 Jan. 2025
Definition of smuggle
Verb
  • Not all individual investors use options to speculate.
    Hersh Shefrin, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
  • Swift and Kelce stepped out for a double date night on Friday (December 27) with friend and producer Jack Antonoff and his wife, The Substance actor Margaret Qualley, in a move that saw fans begin to speculate a little deeper with their outfits once again.
    Anna Cafolla, Vogue, 29 Dec. 2024
Definition of speculate
Verb
  • There was so much optimism to peddle about this Colts team a year ago.
    Derrik Klassen, The Athletic, 1 Jan. 2025
  • Sarkozy, a conservative who remains an important figure in French politics even after leaving office in 2012, had been found guilty by a lower court of trying to bribe a judge and of peddling influence in exchange for confidential information about a probe into his 2007 campaign finances.
    Reuters, CNN, 18 Dec. 2024
Definition of peddle
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