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underwater

[uhn-der-waw-ter, -wot-er] / ˈʌn dərˈwɔ tər, -ˈwɒt ər /
ADJECTIVE
under the water's surface
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But being $40,000 underwater on a pickup truck is a scary sign of a growing trend.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 26, 2026

The Zac Brown Band brought fans through an underwater underworld as Brown told his life story.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 24, 2026

As plants break down underwater, they form methane, which then bubbles to the surface.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 15, 2026

In the leadup to that downturn, investors did not know which banks held the losses from pools of underwater subprime mortgages when the housing market collapsed.

From MarketWatch • Apr. 14, 2026

Only people who swam regularly underwater would ever see live manatees, and the way these guys were scared of the water, I knew they couldn’t swim.

From "Flying Through Water" by Mamle Wolo