underselling

verb

Definition of undersellingnext
present participle of undersell
as in monopolizing

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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underselling
  1. selling
  2. engrossing
  3. speculating
  4. peddling
  5. distributing
Verb
  • On a recent morning, around 100 citizens lined up in front of a government truck in Dhaka that was selling oil, rice and vegetables at subsidized rates.
    Saif Hasnat Atul Loke, New York Times, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Bottom line For home sellers, 2025 is looking good with many homes commanding higher prices and selling quickly.
    Brendel Hightower, Detroit Free Press, 24 Dec. 2024
Definition of selling
Verb
  • But the majority of the images are engrossing, sensitive, and often startling portraits of famous people, including Joan Didion, Brice Marden, Kara Walker, Salman Rushdie, Billie Eilish, and Cindy Sherman.
    The New Yorker, The New Yorker, 13 Dec. 2024
  • An engrossing book by a talent lost too young.
    Rachel Flynn, People.com, 3 Dec. 2024
Definition of engrossing
Verb
  • The group discusses each video’s development and reception, while speculating as to why viewers connected so much with, say, Natalie Portman rapping obscenities.
    Marnie Shure, The Atlantic, 24 Dec. 2024
  • His proposal was rejected, with sources speculating it would have been a bad look for the new United regime.
    Adam Crafton, The Athletic, 23 Dec. 2024
Definition of speculating
Verb
  • Some might suggest that peddling ideas of heroic viticulture is akin to marketing gamesmanship, that the consumer is forced to foot the bill for wines produced too far from the tenets of entrepreneurship and economies of scale.
    Paul Caputo, Forbes, 30 Nov. 2024
  • But Musk has gone even further, peddling some of the Republican’s most inflammatory claims.
    Laura J. Nelson, Los Angeles Times, 16 Oct. 2024
Definition of peddling
Verb
  • Despite logistical and security challenges, UNICEF and partners are distributing warm winter clothes and other essential supplies, along with humanitarian cash transfers to help families in Gaza afford food and other necessities.
    Sarah Ferguson, Forbes, 24 Dec. 2024
  • Pulsating heat pipes work by distributing heat through the vibration and circulation of coolant, maintaining efficiency with minimal gravity impact, even in fast-moving vehicles.
    Bojan Stojkovski, Interesting Engineering, 22 Dec. 2024
Definition of distributing
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