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Recent Examples of beneath
ABC News, 11 July 2025
Peel the shrimp then remove the vein: Run the tip of a paring knife down the back of the body just beneath the surface, then use the tip to lift out the vein.
—Greg Chelmis, Saveur, 10 July 2025
Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
At the ghetto wall, German soldiers shoot at Jewish children who had tunnelled beneath to find black-market exchanges.
—Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
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Preposition
Like finding mountains of gold bars below a bank or happening upon a rare piece of art hidden beneath a gallery, a Denver museum that's full of fossils serendipitously discovered -- wait for it -- a dinosaur bone, right under its parking lot.
—ABC News, 11 July 2025
Peel the shrimp then remove the vein: Run the tip of a paring knife down the back of the body just beneath the surface, then use the tip to lift out the vein.
—Greg Chelmis, Saveur, 10 July 2025
Adverb
Both add tone-on-tone details including wood panels on the doors and dash, narrow slashes of chrome and a rose gold surround on the floating center console which nicely sets it apart from the storage bin beneath.
—Scotty Reiss, Forbes.com, 7 July 2025
At the ghetto wall, German soldiers shoot at Jewish children who had tunnelled beneath to find black-market exchanges.
—Thomas Meaney, New Yorker, 2 July 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for beneath
Preposition
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Justin Fields is set to be under center for Gang Green.—
Ryan Gaydos,
FOXNews.com,
15 July 2025
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Unity hopes that Una will reduce advisor workload by about 25% and registration for courses to under 20 seconds, which is 12 times faster than before.—
Tal Frankfurt,
Forbes.com,
14 July 2025
Adverb
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The old women are already hanging up their robes, totally naked underneath.—
Rebecca Chace
July 14,
Literary Hub,
14 July 2025
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Pair it with a light cami for an easy ‘fit to curl up on the couch, or pair it with a long-sleeve shirt underneath to extend wear into the fall and winter.—
Stephanie Osmanski,
Better Homes & Gardens,
14 July 2025
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“Beneath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneath. Accessed 21 Jul. 2025.
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