Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for underselling
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Giant corporations were monopolizing ever more of the economy.—
Robert B. Reich,
Hartford Courant,
9 June 2026 -
In 2025, the Federal Trade Commission filed suit against Meta, accusing the company of illegally monopolizing the personal social networking market through its acquisitions of Instagram and WhatsApp.—
Ryan Cormier,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2026
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In 2010, the judge granted a permanent injunction, requiring, among other things, that the farm stop selling raw milk beyond California and take down any statements promoting its health benefits.—
CNN Money,
CNN Money,
14 June 2026
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The United Arab Emirates, which has used a pipeline to get some supplies around the strait, has also been selling oil from inside the Persian Gulf to customers in Asia.—
Jason Ma,
Fortune,
14 June 2026
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Bootleggers smuggling various liquors like whiskey and gin found that the soft drink was particularly good at making these spirits easier to drink.—
Andrea Romano,
Travel + Leisure,
9 June 2026
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From 2014 to 2018 alone, prosecutors allege, Ghomi is accused of smuggling more than 250 metric tons of networking equipment into Iran.—
Sean Emery,
Oc Register,
3 June 2026
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In a deeply engrossing piece from this week’s issue, Shapiro explores how Earhart’s aviation career was largely orchestrated by her media-savvy husband, who pushed her to take greater and greater risks, despite her lack of experience as a pilot.—
Ian Crouch,
New Yorker,
4 June 2025
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All factor into Eastwood’s engrossing 40th turn in the director’s chair, another feather in the filmmaker’s illustrious cap.—
Randy Myers,
The Mercury News,
29 Oct. 2024
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Two months later, chairman Lord Triesman, who passed away earlier this year, was forced to quit after being recorded speculating about referees being bribed at the World Cup.—
Jack Pitt-Brooke,
New York Times,
2 June 2026
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The first issue of Publick Occurrences contained a few items of local news and, notably, one salacious sentence speculating that King Louis XIV of France was sleeping with his son’s wife.—
Adrienne LaFrance,
The Atlantic,
1 June 2026
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Cole spent February driving around the country for impromptu fan meets, peddling CDs from the trunk of his pre-stardom Honda Civic.—
John Kennedy,
VIBE.com,
9 June 2026
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Fake profiles peddling impossible promises Leal has practiced as an immigration attorney for years in South Florida.—
Albinson Linares,
NBC news,
4 June 2026
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The company said the move doesn't change its commitment to supplying its customers.—
CJ Haddad,
CNBC,
16 June 2026
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ImportYeti does show Lianzhou Technologies supplying imports to TP-Link.—
Michael Kan,
PC Magazine,
12 June 2026
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Soon various interest groups and Super PACs started texting and calling voters and buying television ads trying to convince lawmakers to change their minds.—
Kayla Dwyer,
IndyStar,
11 Dec. 2025
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Typically, people buying coverage through the marketplace cannot get health insurance through work and don't qualify for coverage through Medicaid or Medicare.—
Sarah Volpenhein,
jsonline.com,
11 Dec. 2025
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“Underselling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underselling. Accessed 17 Jun. 2026.
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