undersell

verb

Definition of undersellnext
as in to monopolize

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undersell
  1. monopolize
  2. sell
  3. engross
  4. smuggle
  5. speculate
  6. peddle
Verb
  • Google is facing antitrust cases, alleging the company to monopolize the marketplace and the general search services.
    Trefis Team, Forbes, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In August, a federal judge ruled that Google had monopolized the online search engine market, concluding the Department of Justice’s anti-trust case against the tech giant.
    Britney Nguyen, Quartz, 29 Oct. 2024
Definition of monopolize
Verb
  • In the years since the data sharing program was launched, Remington has been split into two companies and sold.
    Corey G. Johnson, ProPublica, 15 Nov. 2024
  • The company continues to focus on its primary business activities, which include producing and distributing tea leaves, importing animal proteins, and selling synthetic fuel products.
    Quartz Bot, Quartz, 15 Nov. 2024
Definition of sell
Verb
  • Dear Eric: My friend has been totally engrossed with messaging celebrities through Telegram.
    R. Eric Thomas, The Mercury News, 18 Nov. 2024
  • Popular on Variety As for adult viewers, they may be engrossed during the sporadic stretches of middling suspense, and impressed by the striking cinematography of Idan Menin, which greatly enhances the movie’s overall impact.
    Joe Leydon, Variety, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of engross
Verb
  • Now, the nonprofit is also using the cat-size rodents to smell their way through the crafty disguises employed by wildlife traffickers looking to smuggle ivory, pangolin scales and rhino horns.
    Ashley Strickland, CNN, 2 Nov. 2024
  • Last year, a pair of men in Hong Kong used shipments of live lobsters to smuggle out Nvidia GPUs.
    Michael Kan, PCMAG, 1 Nov. 2024
Definition of smuggle
Verb
  • Fans are now speculating whether the song’s heartfelt lyrics hint at a deeper story about their relationship.
    Amber Corrine, VIBE.com, 5 Nov. 2024
  • In this case, officials speculate that armed smugglers may have been present in one or both of the trucks, while the Colombians were likely unarmed civilians caught in the chaos of Mexico's increasingly militarized border regions.
    Thomas G. Moukawsher, Newsweek, 5 Nov. 2024
Definition of speculate
Verb
  • The big picture: Social media platforms historically have removed these videos or suspended users that peddle lies about the outcome of the U.S. election.
    Sam Sabin, Axios, 5 Nov. 2024
  • An entire industry peddles parenting advice, books and paid workshops.
    Lynda Lin Grigsby, NBC News, 26 Oct. 2024
Definition of peddle
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