underperform
verb
un·der·per·form
ˌən-dər-pər-ˈfȯrm 
-pə-ˈfȯrm
underperformed; underperforming; underperforms
: to do worse than
: to fail to do as well as expected
underperformer
noun
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The report shows which schools are underperforming.
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While shares were down slightly Tuesday, BlackRock remained down about 1% in 2025, underperforming the nearly 6% year-to-date gain in the S & P 500 financials sector and the overall market’s 2.5% advance.
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Still, when even some of Nintendo's own biggest titles are notably underperforming in matters of frame rate, draw distances, and textures—the last couple of core Pokémon games, Sword/Shield and Scarlet/Violet being particularly egregious examples—there's a problem.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
While some states offer voucher programs and charter school funding, others have resisted, leaving students in underperforming public schools with limited options.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Only one of them, Jamie Baker of JP Morgan, asked CEO Robert Isom to respond to repeated mentions by United CEO Scott Kirby that American underperforms its two peers.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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Morgan Chittum, CNBC, 4 Feb. 2025
Still, when even some of Nintendo's own biggest titles are notably underperforming in matters of frame rate, draw distances, and textures—the last couple of core Pokémon games, Sword/Shield and Scarlet/Violet being particularly egregious examples—there's a problem.
—Matt Kamen, WIRED, 31 Jan. 2025
While some states offer voucher programs and charter school funding, others have resisted, leaving students in underperforming public schools with limited options.
—Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 30 Jan. 2025
Only one of them, Jamie Baker of JP Morgan, asked CEO Robert Isom to respond to repeated mentions by United CEO Scott Kirby that American underperforms its two peers.
—Ted Reed, Forbes, 24 Jan. 2025
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“Underperform.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/underperform. Accessed 10 Feb. 2025.
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