UNDERSELL Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

undersell

verb

Definition of undersell

as in to monopolize

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But the retaliation prompted Compass to file an antitrust suit, claiming that Zillow was the one trying to monopolize listings.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Dishwasher racks are valuable real estate that shouldn’t be monopolized by your cat and his Fancy Feast.

— John Hodgman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of monopolize

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Starbucks valued its China business at more than $13 billion in a deal last November that sold its controlling stake to Boyu Capital, a private equity firm based in Beijing.

— Anniek Bao, CNBC, 29 Sep. 2026
The average new car in America sold for $50,089 in August, crossing over the $50,000 line for the first time since last December, according to Kelley Blue Book data.

— Arkansas Online, Arkansas Online, 29 Sep. 2026

Definition of sell

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Initially indicted only for alleged money laundering, he has since been accused by federal prosecutors of conspiring to smuggle cocaine on the high seas and narco-terrorism.

— Senior Editor, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
In early 2025, federal agents intercepted several boats smuggling Chinese nationals to South Florida from the Bahamas, and one boat made it to shore, offloading 26 people from China in Coral Gables.

— David Goodhue, Miami Herald, 22 Sep. 2026

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Nuclear winter Researchers have long speculated that AI systems could trigger a nuclear war by getting countries to fire warhead-tipped missiles at each other.

— Barbara Ortutay, Los Angeles Times, 23 Sep. 2026
Researchers have long speculated that AI systems could trigger a nuclear war by getting countries to fire warhead-tipped missiles at each other.

— ABC News, ABC News, 23 Sep. 2026

Definition of speculate

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The toxic loans were also packaged and peddled around the world to banks everywhere, resulting in a calamity.

— Gary Franks, Hartford Courant, 25 Sep. 2026
Online sleuths and true-crime commentators following the broadcast trial had peddled conspiracy theories that Patrick Clancy actually killed the children and framed his wife.

— Rebecca Cohen, NBC news, 18 Sep. 2026

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