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underrate

[uhn-der-reyt] / ˌʌn dərˈreɪt /




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“I think a lot of people underrate my speed, my explosiveness,’’ he said.

From Seattle Times ● Mar. 1, 2024

“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

But he’s one of those unflashy and elderly conductors whom it’s easy to underrate.

From Washington Post ● Oct. 10, 2019

"What are you doing? If he's going to help you, he has to know what you're capable of. Don't underrate yourself," says Peeta.

From "The Hunger Games" by Suzanne Collins

In general, I think this conversation underrates macroeconomic factors that could drive up the unemployment rate.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 28, 2026

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

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

"He's pretty tough. I don't think anyone underrates his toughness."

From US News ● Oct. 12, 2015

But it will sadly defeat its own purpose if it underrates the necessity of habit building as the basic activity of early education.

From Craftsmanship in Teaching by William Chandler Bagley

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

For Italian travel expert and writer Alessia Armenise, supermarkets are an underrated gem.

From BBC ● Aug. 4, 2026

It’s an underrated, retro way to discover songs you’ve never heard, songs by artists you love, and songs by artists you forgot you love.

From Slate ● Jul. 22, 2026

“I think pain is the most underrated emotion available to us,” the Count said.

From "The Princess Bride" by William Goldman

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

Or am I overrating my own importance as a parent and underrating the resilience kids can have?

From Slate ● Feb. 9, 2020

It is not underrating Bismarck's genius to say that a man of far inferior abilities than he would have plainly seen the course to pursue.

From An Englishman in Paris Notes and Recollections by Albert D.




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