undersold

verb

past tense of undersell
as in monopolized

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for undersold
  1. monopolized
  2. sold
  3. engrossed
  4. marketed
  5. smuggled
  6. speculated
  7. purchased
  8. peddled
Verb
  • 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
  • At times of heightened tensions, the Houthis have used the Bab el-Mandeb as a geopolitical bargaining tool, disrupting the passage of trade in a similar fashion to how Tehran has monopolized the Strait of Hormuz since the start of the Iran war.
    — Tiago Ventura, Time, 16 July 2026
Definition of monopolized
Verb
  • Panthers coach Dave Canales said he was sold on Okereke, who has played in all 17 NFL games in four of his past five seasons and has had 130-plus tackles four different times in his career.
    — Scott Fowler, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
  • Isaacson’s 2023 book left a lot of reviewers cold with its lack of criticism but still sold a gazillion copies.
    — Steven Zeitchik, HollywoodReporter, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of sold
Verb
  • 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
Definition of engrossed
Verb
  • When the East Plano Islamic Center proposed a 400-acre development north of Dallas anchored by a mosque, an Islamic school and homes marketed to Muslim families, the response wasn’t ordinary zoning review.
    — Asma Uddin, The Conversation, 31 Aug. 2026
  • The drug, marketed as Bixlenvo, is aimed at patients whose virus is already under control but who remain on complicated treatment regimens.
    — Justina Lee, CNBC, 28 Aug. 2026
Definition of marketed
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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
  • In the melee the Koh-i-Noor was smuggled to the Persian general Ahmad Khan Abdali by a devoted harem member.
    — Hadley Hall Meares, Vanity Fair, 17 Aug. 2026
Definition of smuggled
Verb
  • 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
  • Kennedy speculated that the deaths in Samoa may have been caused by issues with different vaccine lots.
    — Ali Swenson, Fortune, 27 Aug. 2026
Definition of speculated
Verb
  • Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased via Ticketmaster.
    — Kat Tran, Sacbee.com, 2 Sep. 2026
  • The sellers, who are retiring, had purchased the retail space from The Arlington’s original developers in 2007.
    — Kimberly Tutuska, Charlotte Observer, 2 Sep. 2026
Definition of purchased
Verb
  • 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
Definition of peddled
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