undercut
verb (used with object)
to cut under or beneath.
undercuts
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present tense formof undercut (3rd person singular).present tense
Used to describe things happening now or regularly.
Example Sentences
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These are hardly examples of the court showing TLC for criminal defendants, and it undercuts Thomas’ claims on Monday.
From Slate ● Jun. 2, 2026
But health concerns have helped power a solar backlash that undercuts efforts to broaden energy sources even as customer costs are rising.
From Salon ● Apr. 27, 2026
This undercuts claims of supercharged fires and feedback loops of carbon release.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Mar. 17, 2026
“If you bring weak cases and you lose, it undercuts your credibility of being any good at your job,” Hochman said.
From Los Angeles Times ● Feb. 13, 2026
The original is first surrounded with a case or frame of sheet metal or other suitable material, and a negative cast is taken with some elastic material, if there are undercuts; the inventor uses agar-agar.
From Scientific American Supplement, No. 433, April 19, 1884 by Various
