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undertow

noun as in pull of tide

Strongest match

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The pull of the film lies in how Davidtz allows Bobo to bob on the surface of things while we feel the dark undertow.

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But there was an intriguing undertow below all this that wasn’t readily discernible; bear with me for a minute while we work through it.

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They took a toll, onerously so, like an undertow at the ocean shoreline that yanks you down into the muddy sand underfoot, and my debt more than quadrupled.

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While the jobs came quickly, the undertow of racism in the industry was always there, tugging at him.

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In the 2022 midterms, polls underestimated Democratic support by around four points, with a predicted red wave in Congress pulled back by a Democratic undertow and netting only a 10 seats for the GOP.

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

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