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undertow

[uhn-der-toh] / ˈʌn dərˌtoʊ /
NOUN
pull of tide
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But if Gilligan’s story and others are in conversation with the censorship and whitewashing tides that caught 2025 in its undertow, that can’t be helped.

From Salon • Dec. 29, 2025

That’s partly the point, but hopefully, they’ll soon be swept away by the movie’s melancholy undertow.

From Los Angeles Times • Dec. 24, 2025

Earlier this week, Gerwig said she is open to the idea, if she can find an "undertow" for the film.

From BBC • Mar. 8, 2024

The Trio’s tragic undertow is thought to encode reflections on the troubled life of Brahms’s mentor and friend Robert Schumann.

From Seattle Times • Jun. 27, 2023

I had washed up there on the riptide of my husband’s confidence and the undertow of my children’s needs.

From "The Poisonwood Bible" by Barbara Kingsolver




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