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as in underestimated
to place too low a value on
it's perhaps the most underrated film of the last decade
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Recent Examples of underrated
Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Coming in third is Tallinn, Estonia, a striking Baltic city with an underrated sauna culture.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2025
Quadrantid Meteor Shower When: Jan. 3–4, 2025 Kick off the year with this brilliant (and much underrated) meteor display.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The game's development is being led by Olivier Proulx, who previously worked on the highly underrated Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Kevin Owens One of the most underrated feuds in Cena's illustrious career was against Kevin Owens, who actually beat him in their first match-up back in 2015.
—Kevin Lynn, Newsweek, 7 Jan. 2025
Coming in third is Tallinn, Estonia, a striking Baltic city with an underrated sauna culture.
—Taryn White, Travel + Leisure, 2 Jan. 2025
Quadrantid Meteor Shower When: Jan. 3–4, 2025 Kick off the year with this brilliant (and much underrated) meteor display.
—Jamie Carter, Forbes, 31 Dec. 2024
The game's development is being led by Olivier Proulx, who previously worked on the highly underrated Marvel's Guardians of the Galaxy.
—David Faris, Newsweek, 29 Dec. 2024
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underrated
Adjective
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One likely yet underappreciated impact will be less entrepreneurship.—
Adam A. Millsap,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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The chip team went back to the drawing board and focused all their efforts into the underappreciated tomato, and ketchup chips were born.—
Arianne Jones,
Saveur,
15 Jan. 2025
Verb
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For too long society has underestimated the connection between women and wealth.—
Melissa Houston,
Forbes,
26 Dec. 2024
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As the world faces increasingly extreme weather, research is finding that heat waves are being underestimated in some parts of the world.—
Lauren Sommer,
NPR,
24 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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Bouillon Cubes These small but formidable cubes are the unsung heroes of budget-friendly cooking.—
Rai Mincey,
Forbes,
16 Jan. 2025
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Four cars — four unsung heroes — surrounded her and protected her from traffic.—
Brittney Melton,
NPR,
9 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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Since the armed conflict in the early 1990s, Russia has maintained a strong military presence in the unrecognized entity, despite calls for reintegration with Moldova, its parent state.—
Andy Biggs,
Newsweek,
24 Dec. 2024
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But in 1948, a series of mysterious clues—unrecognized bird calls and unusual footprints—near Lake Te Anau rekindled hope.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes,
22 Dec. 2024
Adjective
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And what’s clear is that many of these viral — and incorrect — snippets of news are coming from a place of people wanting to be informed, to not let decisions from the Trump administration go unnoticed.—
CT Jones,
Rolling Stone,
24 Jan. 2025
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Like them, Roy is grieving too after losing his daughter to suicide and, while his intentions may be good, his anger at the world does not go unnoticed.—
Harrison Richlin,
IndieWire,
24 Jan. 2025
Adjective
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The remake’s emphasis on believability comes with a host of simplistic morals, such as how hard work begets dignity, righteous people will experience setbacks but never go unrewarded, and true love wins in the end.—
Elle Carroll,
Vulture,
24 Dec. 2024
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Schauffele, the No. 2 player in the world, has spent the better part of six years as golf’s great, but largely unrewarded, model of consistency.—
Brody Miller,
The Athletic,
21 July 2024
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His first onscreen appearance is an uncredited role in 1975's Rollerball.—
Nick Romano,
EW.com,
31 Dec. 2024
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MacInnes made his foray into film with an uncredited role in 1975’s sports sci-fi drama Rollerball, starring James Caan.—
Natalie Oganesyan,
Deadline,
30 Dec. 2024
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“Underrated.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underrated. Accessed 29 Jan. 2025.
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