UNDERSELL Synonyms: 41 Similar and Opposite Words

undersell

verb

Definition of undersell

as in to monopolize

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But the retaliation prompted Compass to file an antitrust suit, claiming that Zillow was the one trying to monopolize listings.

— Ashley Belanger, ArsTechnica, 21 Aug. 2026
Dishwasher racks are valuable real estate that shouldn’t be monopolized by your cat and his Fancy Feast.

— John Hodgman, New York Times, 21 Aug. 2026

Definition of monopolize

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Meanwhile, a federal judge on Wednesday rejected the Justice Department's push to force Google to sell its ad exchange, another victory for the company against the government's antitrust efforts.

— MacKenzie Sigalos,Drew Troast, CNBC, 3 Sep. 2026
This Paige Shoulder Bag is selling like hot cakes, so much so that the baby blue style is already sold out.

— Alyssa Morin, InStyle, 3 Sep. 2026

Definition of sell

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In one inexhaustible untitled image from 1980, the couple sits in elegant dress at a candlelit table engrossed in each other’s company, while the young, shirtless son adjusts the channel on a television perched on the near side of the same table.

— Leah Ollman, Los Angeles Times, 25 Aug. 2026
After traveling to Oakland from Colorado, Lori Schott read aloud a diary entry from her daughter, Annalee, who died by suicide at 18 after becoming engrossed with Meta’s apps.

— Jakob Rodgers, Mercury News, 18 Aug. 2026

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Simonian is believed to have smuggled Egyptian relics to institutions that include the Metropolitan Museum of Art in New York and the Louvre Abu Dhabi for a collective sum of $64 million.

— News Desk, Artforum, 26 Aug. 2026
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

Definition of smuggle

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Love was unclear on the reasons for her volte-face, but speculated that Sky had failed to convince Bake Off stars like Paul Hollywood to make the switch.

— Jake Kanter, Deadline, 29 Aug. 2026
Pros and cons of silence But many Fed watchers say that by saying nothing, the central bank encourages markets to speculate about its intentions.

— Laurent Belsie, Christian Science Monitor, 28 Aug. 2026

Definition of speculate

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Francis has been the victim of another myth, peddled by Edward Daugherty—Martin’s father.

— Cynthia Zarin, Harpers Magazine, 1 Sep. 2026
Named after Blythe Street — a short thoroughfare flanked by overcrowded apartments — the crew had robbed, stole, peddled drugs and shot up rivals since the 1980s, seemingly untroubled by the city of Los Angeles’ attempts to defeat it.

— Matthew Ormseth, Los Angeles Times, 26 Aug. 2026

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