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Recent Examples of undercut
Quispe López, Them, 15 Jan. 2025
There is money for funding undercuts so the cars will go underneath the train on those intersections.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Trump also plans to order the Labor Secretary to undertake a rulemaking process to revise prevailing-wage levels for the program — a move intended to limit the use of visas to undercut wages that would otherwise be paid to American workers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Think snapbacks, undercuts, chains, and jerseys, usually worn by cringey white lesbians posturing for the camera.
—Quispe López, Them, 15 Jan. 2025
There is money for funding undercuts so the cars will go underneath the train on those intersections.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
Verb
The Justice Department contends a breakup would be the most effective and quickest way to undercut a monopoly that has been stifling competition and innovation for years.
—Michael Liedtke, Fortune, 22 Sep. 2025
Trump also plans to order the Labor Secretary to undertake a rulemaking process to revise prevailing-wage levels for the program — a move intended to limit the use of visas to undercut wages that would otherwise be paid to American workers.
—Bloomberg, Mercury News, 21 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercut
Noun
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Chantelle kept the energy elevated and joyful while pushing the class to really get their groove on all while including modifications if needed.—
Essence,
Essence,
14 Oct. 2025
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The cover display, protected by Gorilla Glass Victus 2, showed scratches at level six on the Mohs scale and deeper grooves at level seven, which is standard.—
Aamir Khollam,
Interesting Engineering,
14 Oct. 2025
Verb
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In the view of many faculty members, Baccarelli had undermined the public position Harvard spent months cultivating—as a beacon of academic integrity, unwilling to bend to the administration’s political pressure.—
Katherine J. Wu,
The Atlantic,
16 Oct. 2025
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Even before the shutdown gripped Washington, there were mounting Democratic complaints that Trump would undermine any government funding deals struck by Congress with his use of pocket rescissions, aimed at canceling spending unilaterally at the end of a fiscal year.—
Ramsey Touchberry,
The Washington Examiner,
16 Oct. 2025
Noun
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Yes, the title challengers were dominant on home turf, but the statistics suggest Perri should have kept the score down.—
Beren Cross,
New York Times,
16 Oct. 2025
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And in a heartfelt performance that brought the judges to their feet tonight, Dylan Efron dedicated his latest dance to his younger sister, Olivia, and older brother, Zac, delivering a moving tribute to family that earned the season’s highest score yet.—
Amanda Castro,
MSNBC Newsweek,
15 Oct. 2025
Verb
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As Science Alert points out, light also attenuates and degrades over long distances.—
Chris Young,
Interesting Engineering,
30 Sep. 2025
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China will be their biggest source of external influence but not by a huge margin, and many other countries, including the United States, Australia, India, and Japan, will attenuate Beijing’s sway.—
SUSANNAH PATTON,
Foreign Affairs,
25 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Using sharp paring knife, cut four 1 1/2-inch long slits in top of dough (think of a clock for slit placement at 12,3,6,9 positions).—
Cathy Thomas,
Oc Register,
13 Oct. 2025
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White tulle fabric peeked through the black velvet skirt due to a front slit that went all the way from the waist to the hem.—
Julia Teti,
Footwear News,
13 Oct. 2025
Verb
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But with her coalition prospects in doubt, and the party weakened by scandal and voter frustration, her route to Japan’s top job is far from assured.—
Hanako Montgomery,
CNN Money,
11 Oct. 2025
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Studies have found that, in some instances, background noise can weaken territorial responses in males.—
JSTOR Daily,
JSTOR Daily,
10 Oct. 2025
Noun
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So who cares my name’s one slot farther on the depth chart – that’s my friend.—
Skyler Caruso,
PEOPLE,
14 Oct. 2025
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If Kehlani, Thomas and The Scientist are locks, who do the last two slots go to?—
Kyle Denis,
Billboard,
14 Oct. 2025
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“Undercut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undercut. Accessed 18 Oct. 2025.
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