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as in beneath
in a lower position than for the photo she sat below everyone else, on the floor actually

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2
as in after
subsequent to in time or order that ranks a little below a root canal on my list of things I'd want to experience

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below

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adverb

1
as in underneath
in or to a lower place the skipper climbed below to fix the engine

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2
as in down
toward or in a lower position when rock climbing I just know that if I look below, I'll become paralyzed with fear

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below

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adjective

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Recent Examples of below
Preposition
Lifetime confirmed the below details on the three projects, all of which were inspired by true life tales. Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 14 July 2025 Goldman is forecasting a below consensus gain of 0.2% in core CPI for June. Jeff Cox, CNBC, 14 July 2025
Adverb
On our radar: the best pair of leggings on the market in a misty blue, relaxed T-shirts, and the brand’s ever-popular belt bag, which almost never goes below $30. Jake Henry Smith, Glamour, 14 July 2025 White tents with purple flags ripple below the hill—iris plots as big as rice paddies. Rebecca Chace july 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
Adjective
Click below to get up and running to get a chance at $150 in bonus bets. Tyler Everett, MSNBC Newsweek, 26 July 2025 Take a look at the overbought names below, which were each up at least 5% this week. Pia Singh, CNBC, 26 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for below
Recent Examples of Synonyms for below
Preposition
  • Yet beneath the spectacle is a story about conscience and guilt—a story of human connection that makes its revenge story all the more enrapturing.
    Travis Bean, Forbes.com, 26 July 2025
  • In another of Salinger’s images, a constraint on the form that the future will take is already there: Lynne M., eighteen, shares her bedroom with her toddler daughter, whose white crib—beneath which lies a jumble of shoes and other detritus—mirrors her mother’s narrow white-metal daybed.
    Rebecca Mead, New Yorker, 26 July 2025
Preposition
  • And Saturday, of course, is the one day of the week (in English) named after a Roman god.
    Erik Kain, Forbes.com, 2 Aug. 2025
  • Nikki returned to the ring in February for the first time in three years after her retirement and divorce from Artem Chigvintsev, following months of legal battles.
    Madison E. Goldberg, People.com, 2 Aug. 2025
Adverb
  • The old women are already hanging up their robes, totally naked underneath.
    Rebecca Chace July 14, Literary Hub, 14 July 2025
  • Pair it with a light cami for an easy ‘fit to curl up on the couch, or pair it with a long-sleeve shirt underneath to extend wear into the fall and winter.
    Stephanie Osmanski, Better Homes & Gardens, 14 July 2025
Adverb
  • Here, the odds of the postseason dropped a full three percentage points, to 95.9% (though that’s with a 92.5% chance of a division title and a 52.4% chance of a bye, down from 73.7% last week).
    Ryan Ford, Freep.com, 29 July 2025
  • That percentage is also very similar to 2023 and down slightly from the 100.1% of mid-2022, reflecting the red-hot market of 2020-mid-2022 in which buyers were fiercely competing for homes, often asking over asking price.
    Matthew Glowicki, The Courier-Journal, 29 July 2025
Adjective
  • And ultimately, the Supreme Court overruled those lower court rulings and did declare the embryos as children qualifying under the wrongful death statute.
    Dana Taylor, USA TODAY, 1 Mar. 2024
  • Lower gas demand amid increasing supply has led to lower pump prices.
    Frank Witsil, Detroit Free Press, 19 June 2023
Preposition
  • Best of all, most clock in at under $50 and are all available at Amazon.
    Lauren Dana Ellman, Travel + Leisure, 26 July 2025
  • She was delivered via caesarean section and weighed just under 6 pounds.
    Lorenzino Estrada, AZCentral.com, 26 July 2025
Preposition
  • In contrast, The Deal is a geopolitical drama series that takes viewers behind the scenes of the 2015 nuclear negotiations between the U.S. and Iran in Switzerland.
    Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 1 Aug. 2025
  • Fan-favorite actor and writer John Krasinski has been behind the series' first three films, either directing, writing, or both.
    James Brizuela, MSNBC Newsweek, 1 Aug. 2025
Adjective
  • The bottom floor also hosts a media nook, as well as a bonus space that’s currently set up as a studio/office but could easily be converted into a fourth bedroom.
    Wendy Bowman, Robb Report, 31 July 2025
  • Five teams are jockeying in the bottom rung of the league — the Sun, the Sky, the Golden State Valkyries (12-13, 48% two-year percentage), the Los Angeles Sparks (11-15, 28.8% two-year percentage) and the Dallas Wings (8-19, 25.4% two-year percentage).
    Julia Poe, Chicago Tribune, 30 July 2025

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