undersold

verb

past tense of undersell
as in monopolized

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  1. monopolized
  2. sold
  3. engrossed
  4. marketed
  5. smuggled
  6. speculated
  7. purchased
  8. peddled
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  • At times of heightened tensions, the Houthis have used the Bab el-Mandeb as a geopolitical bargaining tool, disrupting the passage of trade in a similar fashion to how Tehran has monopolized the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the Iran war.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 16 July 2026
  • Jurors found that Live Nation had illegally monopolized the live concert industry.
    — Meg James, Los Angeles Times, 13 July 2026
Definition of monopolized
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  • Investigators determined that multiple RVs may have been sold at Carson Pass RV in Lockeford without proper notification to their rightful owners and without completing the required Department of Motor Vehicles documentation.
    — Richard Ramos, CBS News, 20 Aug. 2026
  • Merck last year sold nearly $32 billion worth of pembrolizumab, a drug that’s FDA-approved for more than 40 cancer conditions.
    — CNN Money, CNN Money, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of sold
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  • After traveling to Oakland from Colorado, Lori Schott read aloud a diary entry from her daughter, Annalee, who died by suicide at 18 after becoming engrossed with Meta’s apps.
    — Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The same goes for pedestrians, who increasingly are glued to phones and engrossed in noise-canceling headphones.
    — Doug Turnbull, AJC.com, 5 July 2026
Definition of engrossed
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  • Small, boutique brands have popped up in recent years with alternatives, usually marketed toward women.
    — Ramishah Maruf, CNN Money, 16 Aug. 2026
  • But marketed for five passengers, the fun was hampered by a tight back seat.
    — James Raia, Mercury News, 16 Aug. 2026
Definition of marketed
Verb
  • One hundred and forty Africans had been smuggled onto that ship.
    — Anne Haley, Time, 11 Aug. 2026
  • Her youngest son, Prince Maelor, was trying to be smuggled to Oldtown, but he was caught and brutally killed.
    — Paul Tassi, Forbes.com, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of smuggled
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  • Many commenters, for example, speculated about the star designs on the jeans worn by the woman character in the video.
    — Krystie Lee Yandoli, USA Today, 15 Aug. 2026
  • An Interior Department spokesperson confirmed to the Washington Examiner that the bubbles were the result of vandalism, and not part of a unique cleaning process as some online users speculated.
    — Claire Carter, The Washington Examiner, 13 Aug. 2026
Definition of speculated
Verb
  • Walter and Boehly were already familiar with pro basketball ownership through their involvement with Sparks LA Sports, the investment group that purchased the WNBA’s Los Angeles Sparks in 2014 and still runs the franchise.
    — Law Murray, New York Times, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Robinson allegedly purchased large quantities of cocaine from a student in a different fraternity, Agostino Abbatiello, 24, who was charged with multiple counts of possession with intent to deliver and conspiracy.
    — Aaron Katersky, ABC News, 19 Aug. 2026
Definition of purchased
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  • This is one truth that never has aligned with the lies peddled by those who hope to turn children’s sports into a battleground.
    — Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 13 Aug. 2026
  • For now, this fuzzy discontent has led to a relatively soft populism, peddled by candidates who are promising universal health care and the cancellation of debt, for instance.
    — Jay Caspian Kang, New Yorker, 11 Aug. 2026
Definition of peddled
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