UNDERSELL Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

undersell

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Definition of undersell

as in to monopolize

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That purchase is in court, with the HFPA alleging Penske Media and Eldridge fraudulently acquired the show as part of a larger plan to monopolize the awards market.

— Winston Cho, HollywoodReporter, 13 Oct. 2026
South Florida monopolized the jackpot luck in Thursday’s lone major money Florida Lottery draw game.

— David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 9 Oct. 2026

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The movie, directed by Siân Heder and starring Daisy Edgar-Jones, adapts Gabrielle Zevin’s best-selling novel about game developers.

— Davide Abbatescianni, Variety, 13 Oct. 2026
In 2024, The Francis House was sold to hospitality company Edward Anthony Lifestyle.

— Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 13 Oct. 2026

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Meanwhile, a large percentage of the fentanyl, cocaine and heroin seized along the border was being smuggled in cars and trucks passing through checkpoints, not the areas in between.

— ABC News, ABC News, 13 Oct. 2026
No one knows exactly how many creatures are being smuggled out, but one of the current challenges is what to do with the ones that are seized by law enforcement.

— Stuart Miller, Los Angeles Times, 12 Oct. 2026

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Lula’s coalition filed a legal complaint requesting that the avatar’s profiles be taken down, on the grounds that the anonymous accounts peddled false or distorted information that could mislead voters.

— Constance Malleret, Christian Science Monitor, 3 Oct. 2026
The protests were widely broadcast on state media, in sharp contrast to Assad’s days, when state television peddled disinformation to discredit them, including claims that the protests were staged from faraway studios in Qatar.

— Tala Alrajjal, CNN Money, 29 Sep. 2026

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