underselling

verb

present participle of undersell
as in monopolizing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underselling
  1. monopolizing
  2. selling
  3. smuggling
  4. engrossing
  5. speculating
  6. peddling
  7. supplying
  8. buying
Verb
  • But that kind of reconstruction project would take more time, and more money – something the national government could not even consider with the war monopolizing resources.
    — Howard LaFranchi, Christian Science Monitor, 11 Aug. 2026
  • However, such an improvement might get hampered by a number of challenges, such as the rise of space debris in orbit or a single company monopolizing commercial space launch, researchers added.
    — Charles Q. Choi, Space.com, 20 July 2026
Definition of monopolizing
Verb
  • The series has always featured designers who have already started selling outfits and building their brands before being on the show.
    — Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 28 Aug. 2026
  • His family is now considering whether someone will continue the produce-selling tradition.
    — Kansas City Star, Kansas City Star, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of selling
Verb
  • Five men pleaded guilty in federal court this month to smuggling millions of dollars worth of cocaine from the Dominican Republic to South Florida hidden in compartments on sport fishing boats.
    — David Goodhue August 26, Miami Herald, 26 Aug. 2026
  • At night, Axira leads a secret operation, smuggling the ruler’s Heartfillers — until one mistake results in her execution date, per the book’s synopsis.
    — Carly Tagen-Dye, PEOPLE, 25 Aug. 2026
Definition of smuggling
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  • Ronaïmou’s feature debut, a critique of diya, still widely extended in Chad, in a film praised for its moral complexity, engrossing tension and sense of place.
    — John Hopewell, Variety, 5 Aug. 2026
  • Hope for an attacking, engrossing meeting between two of the most compelling names in the men’s game.
    — Ava Wallace, New York Times, 30 June 2026
Definition of engrossing
Verb
  • Frank Sierawski didn't set out to discover a multibillion-dollar market for speculating on when people with life insurance policies will die.
    — Vito Emanuel, NPR, 25 Aug. 2026
  • That’s not all—sources were even speculating whether Harry and Meghan would stay together.
    — Lizzie Lanuza, StyleCaster, 20 Aug. 2026
Definition of speculating
Verb
  • When the Followers began, healthcare on the Western frontier was primitive, unsanitary and riddled with con artists peddling fake cures.
    — Audrey Dutton, ProPublica, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Their lawsuit against Jones and the 2022 verdict marked the first time he was held financially liable for peddling lies about the massacre, claiming it was faked by the government to tighten gun laws.
    — Jim Vertuno, Fortune, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of peddling
Verb
  • Hendrick Motorsports was heavily involved in the first movie, supplying cars and technical advice during filming.
    — Greg Engle, Forbes.com, 29 Aug. 2026
  • Among them is Elephant Butte Lake in New Mexico that’s critical for supplying water for crops in southern New Mexico, Texas and Mexico.
    — Wufei Yu, Los Angeles Times, 29 Aug. 2026
Definition of supplying
Verb
  • Cook will be remembered for making the iPhone feel essential to everything from buying a coffee to listening to music, hitting the gym or paying a credit card bill.
    — Lisa Eadicicco, CNN Money, 31 Aug. 2026
  • And despite several headlines that consumers are buying fewer sneakers in lieu of dressier options, retailers are seeing growth in multiple segments of the men’s shoe market.
    — Stephen Garner, Footwear News, 31 Aug. 2026
Definition of buying
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“Underselling.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underselling. Accessed 2 Sep. 2026.

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