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under

[uhn-der] / ˈʌn dər /

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below adv.
secondary adv.

ADVERB

below

Synonyms

WEAK

beneath bottom concealed by covered by down downward held down inferior lower nether on the bottom on the nether side on the underside pinned pressed down supporting to the bottom underneath

Antonyms

WEAK

above higher major more over primary up upward

ADVERB

secondary

Synonyms

WEAK

amenable belonging collateral consequent corollary dependent directed following governed in the power of included inferior junior lesser low lower obedient obeying reporting sub subject subjugated subordinate subsequent subservient subsidiary substract subsumed

Antonyms

WEAK

above higher major more over primary up upward

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Claims of abuse and neglect have consistently broken down under investigation.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 3, 2026

Nakase’s comments came on the same day that Minnesota Lynx coach Cheryl Reeve wore a T-shirt that read “Trans kids belong” under her jacket during her team’s game against the Fever.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 3, 2026

She also called on the Eisteddfod to review their entry rules, where poets compete under a pseudonym.

From BBC ● Aug. 3, 2026

According to Ukrainian media, Stefanishyna is under investigation by the country's anti-corruption agency on suspicion of wrongdoing, although she has not been formally accused.

From Barron's ● Aug. 3, 2026

I zoom in on a group of church ladies with big hats and Bibles tucked under their arms.

From "Split the Sky" by Marie Arnold

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