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View definitions for beneath

beneath

adverb as in in a lower place

Strong match

Weak match

preposition as in inferior

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Now all three are buried beneath the rubble of the collapsed discotheque, after the roof caved in part way through the performance, leaving at least 184 dead.

From BBC

But beneath her white guilt she’s ultimately just as attached to the creature comforts of American wealth as the rest of her family.

Passengers said that the lights were still on as the ship plunged beneath the waves.

From BBC

McNamara: I have long been a fan of creator Mike White’s dark humor — his ability to find grace in chaos and see the corruption lurking beneath a placid and beautiful surface.

Was the word “dark” just meant to describe what was under there — darkness, the absence of light beneath a space-gobbling hunk of immovable material?

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From Roget's 21st Century Thesaurus, Third Edition Copyright © 2013 by the Philip Lief Group.

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