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Shi En Kim, Smithsonian Magazine, 5 Nov. 2024
Next, vacuum your sofa, chairs, and other soft surfaces like rugs and carpets (and don't forget underneath).
—Brandee Gruener, Southern Living, 4 Nov. 2024
Nina Turner, Newsweek, 31 Oct. 2024
Wear it with your favorite basics underneath for a chic layered look or throw on a coat over the top for added warmth and style.
—Claire Rutter, Rolling Stone, 31 Oct. 2024
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Adverb
Their bruised appearances may come from upper clouds parting to reveal darker layers underneath, or perhaps a dark cloud tower looming in the stratosphere.
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The tiny world Miranda, one of the moons of the ice giant Uranus, may have a liquid water ocean underneath its surface, according to a paper in The Planetary Science Journal.
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Adverb
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The clouds broke and the sun peeked through for the first time in two days, revealing an eerily calm sky as floodwaters roared beneath.Chris Kenning, USA TODAY, 30 Oct. 2024
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The actor was bare-chested beneath, topping his look off with a sprinkle of jewelry.Violet Goldstone, WWD, 29 Oct. 2024
Adjective
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Your walking form may also become altered while using an under desk treadmill.Renee Cherry, SELF, 10 Oct. 2024
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State of play: EAT president and founder Chris Tsui inked a deal this week to open a Lucky AF in a corner unit of Dodson Development Group's under-construction building at 4701 Forest Hill Ave.Karri Peifer, Axios, 4 Oct. 2024
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Today, below market rate housing programs offer permanent housing to low-income households at the organization’s Cupertino location, while the onsite food market and Park-It Market mobile food pantry provide food to WVCS clients.Anne Gelhaus, The Mercury News, 10 Nov. 2024
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The enclosure is less than half an inch thick, with only an unobtrusive chin below the display housing the iMac's mainboard.Brian Westover, PCMAG, 7 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
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Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023
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Israeli media reported a rocket had landed near the airport.Reuters, NBC News, 7 Nov. 2024
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Adding more gasoline to the fire, a controversial jail diversion project — which both candidates opposed — near the district’s borders became a political issue in the race.Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
Adjective
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The Live cohosts and real-life spouses got into a lively debate about comfort in one's nether regions on Tuesday's episode of the long-running talk show, as Consuelos sniffed out a Stump Mark contestant's story about riding a zip line in Tennessee using an uncomfortable set of safety belts.Joey Nolfi, EW.com, 30 July 2024
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Other complaints have included small lettering and poor spacing for names; mismatching shades of grey between jerseys and pants, and transparent material showing off ballplayers’ nether regions.Gary Phillips, New York Daily News, 29 Apr. 2024
Preposition
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Good post for a mid- to late-November afternoon: 70 to 100 yards back in timber and along the thickest, nastiest ditch that leads out to crops. 59) Don’t waste precious rut-hunting time.Michael Hanback, Outdoor Life, 7 Nov. 2024
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Quigley explained that tornado activity is most likely between 10 a.m. and 2 p.m. in southwestern Wisconsin, noon and 4 p.m. in the Madison area, and 2 and 6 p.m. in communities along Lake Michigan including Milwaukee.Madison Lammert, Journal Sentinel, 6 Nov. 2024
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“Underneath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underneath. Accessed 15 Nov. 2024.
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