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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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An island wants to protect 30% of its waters under plans aimed at safeguarding marine life.

From BBC ● Aug. 26, 2026

Underlying business trends remained under pressure, but management is seeing evidence that elements of its turnaround strategy are starting to work, Chief Executive Daniel Heaf said.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 26, 2026

In young mice exposed to stress, the researchers found elevated levels of an enzyme called SETD7 in dopamine neurons compared with mice raised under typical conditions.

From Science Daily ● Aug. 26, 2026

The lawsuit was filed Dec. 30, 2022, two days before Dylan would have forfeited the ability to seek damages under Governor Newsom’s Child Victims Act.

From Los Angeles Times ● Aug. 26, 2026

In 1944, a strong coastal storm uncovered the missing tombstones under a highway, and these boys scrambled up to see.

From "Phineas Gage" by John Fleischman

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