as in to undermine
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Recent Examples of undercut
Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
But for those of us doomed to remember what the Obama years were like the first time around — the turbo-pop, the undercuts, the novelty Twitter accounts, the Internet Boyfriends, the girlbosses, the hashtags, the precise shades of pink — there is one last bracing thought.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
Debbie Cenziper, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
But Patrick Beverley undercut Russell Westbrook while calling a timeout in Game 2 of the first round.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Noun
There is money for funding undercuts so the cars will go underneath the train on those intersections.
—Susannah Bryan, Sun Sentinel, 21 Sep. 2024
But for those of us doomed to remember what the Obama years were like the first time around — the turbo-pop, the undercuts, the novelty Twitter accounts, the Internet Boyfriends, the girlbosses, the hashtags, the precise shades of pink — there is one last bracing thought.
—Nate Jones, Vulture, 20 Aug. 2024
Verb
But the agency, worried about medication shortages, immediately undercut its mission to ensure the safety of America’s drug supply.
—Debbie Cenziper, CNN Money, 20 June 2025
But Patrick Beverley undercut Russell Westbrook while calling a timeout in Game 2 of the first round.
—Anthony Slater, New York Times, 19 June 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercut
Noun
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Shaky and tired from the start, Anisimova never found a groove or a wind.—
Matthew Futterman,
New York Times,
12 July 2025
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Our favorite style is made of maple wood and has a handy juice groove to spare your countertop from any drippings.—
Alaina Chou,
Bon Appetit Magazine,
11 July 2025
Verb
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Media implies entertainment and undermines the responsibility that journalists are supposed to have to report the truth and hold those in power accountable.—
HG Biggs,
IndyStar,
11 July 2025
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And then the leftist media, which is looking to completely undermine our culture and our civilization, and knows that these things turn social norms on their head, pick up these concepts and promote them.—
David Weigel,
semafor.com,
11 July 2025
Noun
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Its culinary scene score was also lower than Indy's, at 1.6.—
Jenny Porter Tilley,
IndyStar,
7 July 2025
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Every Cleveland pitcher must feel the weight of 1,000 woolly mammoths when attempting to keep the score close.—
Zack Meisel,
New York Times,
7 July 2025
Verb
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The Tilt control adjusting both ends of the frequency spectrum together, either attenuating the bass and lifting the treble or lifting the bass and attenuating the treble in 1dB steps.—
Mark Sparrow,
Forbes.com,
13 June 2025
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However, for the highly engaged workaholics, this health impairment process was markedly attenuated.—
Ellen Choi,
Forbes.com,
16 June 2025
Noun
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These white jeans that come in a classic straight-leg style and have a breezy side slit.—
Nicol Natale,
People.com,
11 July 2025
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When approaching a sea turtle egg, the ghost crab will snip a distinctive slit into eggshells.—
Laura Baisas,
Popular Science,
10 July 2025
Verb
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Iran's Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei is 86 years-old and his political power is weakened following the short war with Israel.—
Jackie Northam,
NPR,
9 July 2025
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The first-quarter boom in U.S. trade is weakening, with merchandise trade somewhat atypically declining for the second straight month, according to my analysis of the the most recent U.S. Census Bureau data.—
Ken Roberts,
Forbes.com,
9 July 2025
Noun
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Every pick in the first 10 rounds is assigned a slot value, and a team’s total bonus pool is the sum of those slot values.—
Kurt Badenhausen,
Sportico.com,
14 July 2025
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Allow me a few disclaimers while the Padres (52-44) head into the All-Star break in the National League’s third wild-card slot — half a game ahead of the Giants — following Sunday’s 2-1 loss to the Phillies.—
Tom Krasovic,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
14 July 2025
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“Undercut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undercut. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.
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