undercutting

verb

Definition of undercuttingnext
present participle of undercut
as in undermining

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  1. undermining
  2. sapping
  3. weakening
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  • Such flexibility offers these institutions a way to work with populists without undermining their broader missions.
    Allison Carnegie, Foreign Affairs, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Those range from influencing who sits on powerful advisory boards to undermining public confidence in vaccines from the bully pulpit.
    Caitlin Owens, Axios, 20 Dec. 2024
Definition of undermining
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  • And if Alabama cancels marquee matchups, other SEC schools will assuredly follow — potentially sapping the sport of must-see intersectional duels that energize the September competition calendar.
    Jon Wilner, The Mercury News, 8 Dec. 2024
  • The setbacks certainly had a way of sapping a team’s spirit.
    Ryan Kartje, Los Angeles Times, 24 Nov. 2024
Definition of sapping
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  • Instead of weakening, the civic movement gathered speed.
    Anne Applebaum, The Atlantic, 22 Dec. 2024
  • The technical picture is weakening The stock's behavior is weak, as shown in the chart below.
    John S. Tobey, Forbes, 21 Dec. 2024
Definition of weakening
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