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beneath

adverb as in in a lower place

Strong match

Weak match

preposition as in inferior

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The car in hand—the Karma Revero, a plug-in hybrid luxury GT, built in Riverside County, Calif.—surged beneath me, producing an otherworldly whooshing as it did.

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But beneath the vituperative political debate—and despite the condemnations from the progressive “international community”—lies deep social solidarity.

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“My back goes numb and I rush out of my room,” said Yen, who is 60, pointing to the spot by an interior wall, beneath a cross, where she takes cover.

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The key to the study was investigating samples of earth plucked by scientists from a ship collecting samples from deep beneath the seafloor.

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We wouldn’t be able to see a seal or shark if it swam right beneath us.

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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