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as in under
in a lower position than sat beneath him, on the floor, for the group photo

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beneath

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adverb

as in underneath
in or to a lower place a ranch house with all of the rooms on one floor and a combined basement and garage beneath

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The heat hit hard and the men and the boys, who had been on foot for months, blended in with scrub brush and cactus, keeping an eye on the cartel gunmen camped on a ridge beneath a blue sky where vultures circled. Jeffrey Fleishman, Los Angeles Times, 17 Oct. 2024 Through Sunday November 3, guests can immerse themselves in a Broadway inspired tea party beneath The Palm Court’s shimmering Emerald Green dome. Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
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Cameras on board caught his silhouette, waist high at the hatch, with the blue Earth beneath. Marcia Dunn, The Christian Science Monitor, 12 Sep. 2024 Overlays obscure what’s beneath and can dominate screen space, especially on mobile devices, often creating cognitive overload and making the site feel cluttered. Goran Paun, Forbes, 23 Sep. 2024 See all Example Sentences for beneath 

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

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