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beneath

[bih-neeth, -neeth] / bɪˈniθ, -ˈnið /
ADVERB
in a lower place
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Gladiatorial culture developed with the rise of what were known as games, or those events put on by elite Romans for plebeians and others socially beneath them.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

Thousands of metres beneath the ground, amid suffocating heat, lies one of the keys to Poland's rumbling mining sector -- and the world economy.

From Barron's • Apr. 3, 2026

But there has been substantial dispersion beneath the surface of the index, Klar noted.

From MarketWatch • Mar. 31, 2026

Despite lying beneath unmarked stones, these young people were not nameless.

From Slate • Mar. 30, 2026

I put an arm beneath her shoulder and guided her through the dining room and up the stairs.

From "The Hiding Place" by Corrie ten Boom