as in to undermine
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Recent Examples of undercut
Daley Quinn, Verywell Health, 1 Apr. 2024
This dramatic style features an ultra-short undercut on one side, while letting the other side skim long down the face.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
David Opie, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
And a lawyer for Representative Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat who has pleaded not guilty to charges including acting as an agent of Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank, said that Ms. Bondi’s directive undercuts some of the charges against him.
—Kenneth P. Vogel, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Noun
There are many different types of taste buds, but all have stalks and papilla that round out with undercuts under the stalks, similar to the shape of a mushroom, explains Dr. Fraundorf.
—Daley Quinn, Verywell Health, 1 Apr. 2024
This dramatic style features an ultra-short undercut on one side, while letting the other side skim long down the face.
—Kaitlyn Yarborough, Southern Living, 13 Feb. 2024
Verb
The fact this all plays out in real-time heightens that effect considerably, sweeping us up in the maelstrom of Hart’s bravado thanks to Hawke’s signature charm, even if it is undercut by something else barely concealed below the surface.
—David Opie, IndieWire, 18 Feb. 2025
And a lawyer for Representative Henry Cuellar, a Texas Democrat who has pleaded not guilty to charges including acting as an agent of Azerbaijan and a Mexican bank, said that Ms. Bondi’s directive undercuts some of the charges against him.
—Kenneth P. Vogel, New York Times, 14 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undercut
Noun
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The rails slide into a dovetail groove in the main crossbars.—
Tim Carter,
Hartford Courant,
1 Mar. 2025
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Let the friendship look different, and give yourselves some time to find your groove again, Dr. Mills says.—
Carolyn L. Todd,
SELF,
28 Feb. 2025
Verb
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There are eight issues that have begun to undermine the stock market's shaky support.—
John S. Tobey,
Forbes,
1 Mar. 2025
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His brave stand, like the legendary Dutch hero whose finger in the dike blocked a flood, still holds back the efforts of Putin, Xi Jinping, and their allies to undermine democracy — in the Baltics, Poland, Western Europe, and Taiwan, and in Trump’s United States.—
Trudy Rubin,
The Mercury News,
28 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Reading is the key to learning everything else—which is why the dismal reading scores recently published by the National Center for Education Statistics are so concerning.—
Mark C. Perna,
Forbes,
25 Feb. 2025
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But the second half was a back-and-forth affair, with Colorado briefly holding a one-point lead and tying the score at three other points.—
Shreyas Laddha,
Kansas City Star,
25 Feb. 2025
Verb
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The government’s claim to legitimacy has been attenuated by corruption and nepotism, and its promises of a better future have been revealed as hollow.—
Suzanne Maloney,
Foreign Affairs,
28 Feb. 2023
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The downside of using the K-band is its weather sensitivity—rain, for example, will easily attenuate the link.—
Alessandro Balossino,
IEEE Spectrum,
30 Jan. 2022
Noun
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Lionel Hahn/Getty Images For the actual ceremony and red carpet beforehand, Ryan chose a strapless burgundy gown with a low slit.—
Elizabeth Logan,
Glamour,
3 Mar. 2025
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The look featured a semi-sheer element and included a dramatic thigh-high slit and plunging neckline with thin straps.—
Julia Teti,
WWD,
3 Mar. 2025
Verb
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Fed officials are closely monitoring inflation and the labor market for signs of a potentially weakening economy.—
CBS News,
CBS News,
27 Feb. 2025
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But the Trump administration's new cuts further weaken a banking watchdog that has been sounding the alarm for years about its decreasing ability to prevent future banking crises.—
Maria Aspan,
NPR,
27 Feb. 2025
Noun
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Last period, the band only occupied a single slot on the 25-space roster.—
Hugh McIntyre,
Forbes,
20 Feb. 2025
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Rather than having a coin slot, Gucci’s leather slip-ons — which were cut, sewn and hammered by hand — featured a horse bit, a motif introduced a few years earlier by Guccio, who had an interest in equestrian style.—
Kin Woo,
New York Times,
20 Feb. 2025
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“Undercut.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undercut. Accessed 6 Mar. 2025.
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