- present participle of underlie.
underlying
Example Sentences
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A magnitude 7.8 earthquake that struck the area in 2015 and triggered a rock-ice avalanche, could have also weakened the underlying rock mass, according to the study.
From BBC ● Sep. 17, 2026
In his talk, Warsh said he saw little evidence that borrowing conditions were restraining the economy, and that the summer’s better inflation readings hadn’t convinced him the underlying trend was improving.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Sep. 16, 2026
Hardware makers further down the AI data-center supply chain are good indicators of underlying AI infrastructure demand, said Joseph DeYonker, the CEO of PurePlay ETFs.
From MarketWatch ● Sep. 16, 2026
This showed that the response of the light was directly tied to the symmetry of the underlying pattern, revealing a new type of symmetry-controlled optical behavior.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 15, 2026
Mariam detected a shadow on his face, a darkness underlying the coppery light of dusk.
From "A Thousand Splendid Suns" by Khaled Hosseini
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