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underrate

[uhn-der-rayt] / ˌʌn dərˈreɪt /




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“It made me realize that we often ignore and underrate highly populated places for ichthyological exploratory studies. We now understand not to leave any stones unturned.”

From Scientific American ● Mar. 25, 2022

Don’t underrate national college football writer media jealousy of me when it comes to their reaction to the Tennessee fan base.

From Fox News ● Oct. 17, 2021

When it comes to Lloyd Webber’s musical audacity, it can sometimes feel as if it’s not just rock snobs that underrate “Superstar,” but also self-professed musical theater lovers.

From New York Times ● Oct. 12, 2021

I think we all underrate Chris Carson’s value to the Seahawks offense.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 14, 2020

He accompanied them as far as the end of the wood with all the cheerfulness he could muster; only begging Hazel, out of hearing of the rest, not to underrate the danger.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams

But for everyday driving, Mr. Miller underrates the rate of improvement in AI, and the extent to which the problems he identifies are amenable to machine learning.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Dec. 7, 2025

Whenever anybody asks me about Balanchine, I think of what Jack Nicholson said about Stanley Kubrick: “Everyone pretty much acknowledges him as The Man, and I still think that underrates him.”

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 3, 2024

The description perhaps underrates her novel, but is a fitting epigraph for this play and its decorously debauched protagonist.

From New York Times ● Jun. 6, 2023

Peterson finished with 16 yards on 11 carries, a line that obviously doesn’t stand out, but that somewhat underrates his contribution.

From Seattle Times ● Dec. 5, 2021

I really do not see how more of it could be got into the story, and I think Mr. Boucicault underrates the pleasant effect of his own part.

From The Letters of Charles Dickens Vol. 2, 1857-1870 by Mamie Dickens

A powerful runner, a good defender and his ability on the ball is underrated - he showed it with a quality assist for Gordon.

From BBC ● Oct. 3, 2026

The Jaguars’ defense is underrated but gave away a lead against the Broncos.

From Los Angeles Times ● Oct. 1, 2026

There’s a difference between a film that becomes a cult classic because it’s genuinely underrated, and one that achieves that status through the unholy, rose-colored lens of social media obsession.

From Salon ● Sep. 14, 2026

“Lioness” and “MobLand” are violent fun, “Colin From Accounts” is terrific, ”Diarra From Detroit” is an underrated gem and the sports lineup is solid.

From MarketWatch ● Aug. 31, 2026

But if the quiet parts are filler, maybe filler’s underrated.

From "What If It's Us" by Becky Albertalli and Adam Silvera

I’m not saying criminally underrating someone like Yamamoto should be prosecutable, I’m just wondering why anyone would?

From Los Angeles Times ● Mar. 15, 2026

“I think the industry is underrating and underinvesting given the scale,” Microsoft AI CEO Mustafa Suleyman told me the other day during our appearance at a Paley Center for Media event in Menlo Park, Calif.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Nov. 2, 2025

It is possible that we are now underrating the Sooners, who have won four games by one score?

From Seattle Times ● Oct. 6, 2021

It was severe tribalism as a counter to an aversion to Bryant outside of Los Angeles, a reaction to those constantly underrating Bryant’s exceptional skill — at least in their eyes.

From New York Times ● Jan. 29, 2020

Almost all the disasters that we have met with in Africa have been caused by underrating the enemy, or fancying security where there was danger.

From Sporting Scenes amongst the Kaffirs of South Africa by A. W. (Alfred Wilks) Drayson


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