beneath 1 of 2

as in under
in a lower position than sat beneath him, on the floor, for the group photo

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beneath

2 of 2

adverb

as in underneath
in or to a lower place a ranch house with all of the rooms on one floor and a combined basement and garage beneath

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But beneath this was a much more practical motivation. Will Bahr, The Atlantic, 23 Jan. 2025 Tensions between the two, which have bubbled beneath the surface for years, boiled over earlier this week, when Wiley called out Clark for seemingly having differing standards and commentary when discussing white quarterbacks, as opposed to Black quarterbacks. Preezy Brown, VIBE.com, 23 Jan. 2025
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And Palsson and screenwriter Jamie Hannigan mine the juxtaposition between harsh conditions that turn us into animals and the humanity that lurks beneath to great dramatic effect. Christian Zilko, IndieWire, 3 Jan. 2025 Plus, landslides remain an issue to this day surrounding Faraday Road down Roll Hill, in part due to the cavern beneath. Erin Couch, The Enquirer, 31 Dec. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beneath 

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“Beneath.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/beneath. Accessed 3 Feb. 2025.

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