undercut
verb (used with object)
to cut under or beneath.
is undercutting
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present progressiveof undercut (3rd person singular).present progressive
Used to describe an ongoing action or state that is currently taking place in the immediate present.
Example Sentences
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The U.N.’s human-rights office said the shortage of imported fuel is undercutting the supply of food and disrupting essential services like water systems and hospitals in the country of 10 million people.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Feb. 13, 2026
Novo Nordisk is undercutting Eli Lilly on weight loss drug prices for cash-paying consumers, with Wegovy now costing $349 per month.
From Barron's ● Nov. 17, 2025
"Prices have collapsed and Ukraine grain is undercutting our prices further," he adds.
From BBC ● Jan. 14, 2024
Health care workers have long worried that inadequate staffing is undercutting the quality of care for patients – this has been a central issue in contract negotiations and strikes for years.
From Salon ● Oct. 5, 2023
He was holding the Lombard back and shouting, “You offer a usurious rate! Forty percent! Forty! My uncle offered thirty. Thirty is reasonable! Thirty is standard! But thirty is undercutting now?”
From "The Inquisitor's Tale" by Adam Gidwitz
