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Recent Examples of under-the-counter
By night, his father would lend him his binoculars to spy on women through their windows, filling in any gaps in his anatomical understanding with whatever under-the-counter girly magazines had managed to wiggle through Italy’s draconian censorship.
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Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
Filtering your water If PFAS levels are concerning, consumers can purchase an under-the-counter water filter for their tap.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Have a variety — an overhead light; warm-toned, under-the-counter LED task strips.
—Kim Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024
Filtering your water If PFAS levels are concerning, consumers can purchase an under-the-counter water filter for their tap.
—Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024
Have a variety — an overhead light; warm-toned, under-the-counter LED task strips.
—Kim Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for under-the-counter
Adjective
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The old days of under-the-table cash payments to high school stars or secret gifts to their parents were over.—
David Waldstein,
New York Times,
27 Mar. 2025
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As the countdown to the finale begins, Abbott Elementary returns to its central plot arc of the season as the repercussions of the under-the-table deal with Girard Creek and their slippery lawyer Miles reach an apex.—
Ile-Ife Okantah,
Vulture,
19 Mar. 2025
Adjective
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Privacy: Organizations need to establish policies and controls to prevent agents from executing improper actions or accessing unauthorized information.—
Manuel Sanchez,
Forbes.com,
18 Apr. 2025
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An aide to Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth was escorted from the Pentagon and placed on administrative leave on April 15 as part of an investigation into the unauthorized leak of information, according to a Defense official.—
Tom Vanden Brook,
USA Today,
15 Apr. 2025
Adjective
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Manuel Jose Lazzaro, 58, was arrested last week on a charge of unlicensed health care causing serious bodily injury, NBC 6 South Florida reported, citing authorities.—
Lesley Cosme Torres,
People.com,
15 Apr. 2025
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After years of targeting founders and developers of crypto infrastructure for allegedly operating unlicensed money services and violating U.S. sanctions, the Department of Justice is shifting its approach.—
Andrea Tinianow,
Forbes.com,
10 Apr. 2025
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“Under-the-counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/under-the-counter. Accessed 26 Apr. 2025.
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