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Out on Astralwerks, the song’s bouncy, singsong vibe juxtaposes with kind of bittersweet lyrics, with the theme also reflected in the track’s undertow of a bassline.
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
An undertow of sadness churns beneath the slapstick, a combination that inescapably brings to mind Karen Russell, whose 2011 Swamplandia!
—Sam Worley, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
The novel is dense and elliptical, a dreamscape with a powerful undertow.
—Katie Kitamura, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The weight of those hormonal storm clouds is channeled in Anna Berg’s score, with lush romantic swells over a subtly disquieting undertow.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
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Katie Bain, Billboard, 14 Feb. 2025
An undertow of sadness churns beneath the slapstick, a combination that inescapably brings to mind Karen Russell, whose 2011 Swamplandia!
—Sam Worley, Vulture, 18 Mar. 2025
The novel is dense and elliptical, a dreamscape with a powerful undertow.
—Katie Kitamura, New York Times, 25 Feb. 2025
The weight of those hormonal storm clouds is channeled in Anna Berg’s score, with lush romantic swells over a subtly disquieting undertow.
—David Rooney, The Hollywood Reporter, 21 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undertow
undercurrent
Noun
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Such sadness is the stealthy undercurrent of Lunch Dances.—
Brian Schaefer
July 7,
Literary Hub,
7 July 2025
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Good news: amidst the badge-waving and VIP wristband wielding, there's a glorious undercurrent of free events waiting to be discovered.—
Ana Gutierrez,
Austin American Statesman,
2 July 2025
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“Undertow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertow. Accessed 19 Jul. 2025.
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