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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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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

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

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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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Pinch-hitter Jeff McNeil fouled off four pitches before taking an 85-mph sweeper below the zone for a ball. Mike Digiovanna, Los Angeles Times, 18 Oct. 2024 In addition to illuminating geological processes deep inside Earth, the cold, descending slab of dense rock, located some 410 to 660 kilometers below the planet’s surface, could explain a mysterious gap between two sections of a giant blob in the mantle layer. Jeanna Bryner, Scientific American, 17 Oct. 2024
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Tesla is more difficult to classify and is discussed below. Brad Templeton, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024 See their posts below: This story has been updated to include additional information. Fernando Cervantes Jr., USA TODAY, 17 Oct. 2024
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The office also urged the below tips to avoid pet scams. Darcie Moran, Detroit Free Press, 30 Sep. 2024 The below interview has been edited and condensed for clarity. Jane Thier, Fortune, 16 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for below 

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“Below.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/below. Accessed 31 Oct. 2024.

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