undertow

noun

Definition of undertownext
as in undercurrent

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Recent Examples of undertow Pause, cut the message down to what is clear and kind, then respond from the present instead of the undertow. — Tarot.com, The Orlando Sentinel, 15 May 2026 The little girl was quickly slipping under the ocean’s surface, pulled down by an undertow in the turbulent water next to a rock jetty. — Laylan Connelly, Oc Register, 31 Mar. 2026 Brown and her creative team have gotten caught up in adornment without capturing a deeper undertow that strings it all together. — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 19 Mar. 2026 To exist at all is to feel the clock-steady undertow of inertia. — Literary Hub, 9 Mar. 2026 See All Example Sentences for undertow
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undercurrent
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  • The ad airs as Hinojosa, a state lawmaker, has aggressively looked to exploit an undercurrent of discontent in rural, Republican strongholds over data centers’ perceived threat to rural life, ranchland and dwindling water supplies.
    — Marc Levy, Fortune, 19 Aug. 2026
  • Saint Michel's Cafe, named for the late Brooklyn artist Jean-Michel Basquiat and built as a sanctuary meant to inspire the city's next generation of creatives, takes Sunday, tapping into the album's undercurrent of self-belief and hometown pride.
    — Olivia Shalhoup, Forbes.com, 18 Aug. 2026
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“Undertow.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undertow. Accessed 25 Aug. 2026.

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