as in bottoms
the side or part facing downward from something
the underside of the cat's coat is pure white
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Recent Examples of undersides
The whales are mainly gray with bits of white patches on their undersides and have extremely big heads that make up one-third of their entire body length, according to the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration.
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Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The black coating is formed when the fungus lives on the excreta from scale insects usually on the stems and undersides of the leaves.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Regularly check the undersides of leaves and around the base of plants for signs of pests or diseases.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025
Their undersides are yellow with dark spots.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Paloma Chavez, Sacbee.com, 9 Sep. 2025
The black coating is formed when the fungus lives on the excreta from scale insects usually on the stems and undersides of the leaves.
—Tom MacCubbin, The Orlando Sentinel, 16 Aug. 2025
Regularly check the undersides of leaves and around the base of plants for signs of pests or diseases.
—Mary Marlowe Leverette, Southern Living, 15 Aug. 2025
Their undersides are yellow with dark spots.
—Lauren Liebhaber, Miami Herald, 15 Aug. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undersides
bottoms
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The trend gained runway momentum last year when luxury houses, including Alaïa, Chloé and Loewe, revisited the formerly outdated bottoms as statement pieces for spring 2025.—
Renan Botelho,
Footwear News,
13 Sep. 2025
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The reading is not far below the -30 reading that is historically associated with too low bullish sentiment and market bottoms, not tops.—
Tom Aspray,
Forbes.com,
13 Sep. 2025
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“Undersides.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersides. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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