UNDERSELLING Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

underselling

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present participle of undersell

as in monopolizing

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But that kind of reconstruction project would take more time, and more money – something the national government could not even consider with the war monopolizing resources.

— Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
However, such an improvement might get hampered by a number of challenges, such as the rise of space debris in orbit or a single company monopolizing commercial space launch, researchers added.

— Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 20 July 2026

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The complaint claims the companies' products have been improperly collecting, sharing and selling personal data, like cellphone and vehicle location data.

— Dennis Valera, CBS News, 21 Aug. 2026
Off Campus followed, based on Elle Kennedy’s best-selling novel The Deal, before Disney announced The Shards, following a group of teens against the backdrop of 1980s Los Angeles.

— Connor Sturges, Condé Nast Traveler, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of selling

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Attackers can capitalize on the predilection by smuggling harmful instructions into emails or webpages the assistant is instructed to summarize.

— Dan Goodin, ArsTechnica, 20 Aug. 2026
Prosecutors said Santana was paid thousands in bribes for smuggling contraband into the facility between May 2024 and June 2025.

— Jesse Zanger, CBS News, 19 Aug. 2026

Definition of smuggling

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Ronaïmou’s feature debut, a critique of diya, still widely extended in Chad, in a film praised for its moral complexity, engrossing tension and sense of place.

— John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of engrossing

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Frank Sierawski didn't set out to discover a multibillion-dollar market for speculating on when people with life insurance policies will die.

— Vito Emanuel, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
That’s not all—sources were even speculating whether Harry and Meghan would stay together.

— Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2026

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Their lawsuit against Jones and the 2022 verdict marked the first time he was held financially liable for peddling lies about the massacre, claiming it was faked by the government to tighten gun laws.

— Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
The lawsuit and 2022 verdict against Jones marked the first time he was held financially liable for peddling lies about the massacre, claiming it was faked by the government to tighten gun laws.

— Jim Vertuno, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of peddling

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The players supplying most of the public product this month are often the ones with the smallest contracts and the least protection against what losing their opportunity will mean.

— Jason Lloyd, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026
Bruce Power has been producing cobalt-60 since 1986, supplying isotopes used to sterilize approximately 30 per cent of the world’s single-use medical devices.

— Prabhat Ranjan Mishra, Interesting Engineering, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of supplying

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What’s new is how quickly the beverage industry is treating it as a category of its own, and how many consumers are buying in.

— Hanna Wickes, Fort Worth Star-Telegram, 24 Aug. 2026
Stock futures are off their low of the morning after my CNBC colleague Steve Liesman reported that the Treasury Department could use its massive General Account to help fund its bond-buying plans.

— Jim Cramer, CNBC, 24 Aug. 2026

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