underselling

verb

present participle of undersell
as in monopolizing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underselling
  1. monopolizing
  2. selling
  3. smuggling
  4. engrossing
  5. speculating
  6. peddling
  7. supplying
  8. buying
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  • The film will duke it out for the highly coveted family audience that Toy Story 5 is currently monopolizing.
    — Ryan Coleman, Entertainment Weekly, 28 June 2026
  • Giant corporations were monopolizing ever more of the economy.
    — Robert B. Reich, Hartford Courant, 9 June 2026
Definition of monopolizing
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  • In 2025, Breyers, Blue Bunny and Turkey Hill were the top-selling brands by dollar sales, Dairy Foods Magazine reported.
    — Teresa Mull, FOXNews.com, 3 July 2026
  • Two of Canada’s 10 provinces, Alberta and Saskatchewan, are still selling American alcoholic beverages.
    — Lizzie Kane, Sacbee.com, 3 July 2026
Definition of selling
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  • Probation officers and staff members have been charged with smuggling drugs into the facility in the last year.
    — James Queally, Los Angeles Times, 30 June 2026
  • Several recent cases linked to smuggling Nvidia’s AI chips into China to circumvent export controls show the appetite for its technology.
    — ABC News, ABC News, 29 June 2026
Definition of smuggling
Verb
  • Hope for an attacking, engrossing meeting between two of the most compelling names in the men’s game.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 30 June 2026
  • His assessment on what happened at Penney’s is also engrossing, though there’s no mention of Enjoy, which was founded by Johnson in 2015.
    — David Moin, Footwear News, 26 June 2026
Definition of engrossing
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  • And now, people are speculating that the two might already be practicing for a baby, with a dog.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 7 July 2026
  • LinkedIn’s Head of Economics, Americas, Kory Kantenga notes that professional and business services is one sector that has struggled over the last few years, with many speculating about AI’s impact on the industry.
    — Courtney Connley-Hampton, Forbes.com, 7 July 2026
Definition of speculating
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  • In the meantime, Google is urging consumers to buy TV streaming devices from reputable manufacturers, rather than unknown providers peddling cheap set-top boxes secretly loaded with malware.
    — Michael Kan, PC Magazine, 2 July 2026
  • For context, Barstool as a company, and Portnoy personally, have consistently been accused of peddling misogyny over the years.
    — Abid Rahman, HollywoodReporter, 30 June 2026
Definition of peddling
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  • During the pandemic, the company started supplying medical apparel to hospitals and schools, and the business took off, with revenue doubling in 2020, Beig said.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 3 July 2026
  • The United States remained the world’s largest oil and gas producer in 2025, supplying nearly 21% of global oil production and 26% of global natural gas production.
    — Robert Rapier, Forbes.com, 1 July 2026
Definition of supplying
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  • On one side, security and platform incumbents are buying the layer outright.
    — Janakiram MSV, Forbes.com, 6 July 2026
  • In 2020, Michael Saylor, executive chairman of Strategy (then called MicroStrategy), started buying Bitcoin for his data software company’s balance sheet.
    — Camila Grigera Naón, Fortune, 6 July 2026
Definition of buying
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