See the Dictionary Definition 
Example Sentences
Recent Examples of Synonyms for undersold
Verb
-
Rumanes’ suit was filed a week after a jury in New York found Live Nation and its Ticketmaster unit had illegally monopolized the event ticketing market for years.—
Gretchen Morgenson,
NBC news,
24 Apr. 2026 -
The county’s lawsuit, filed April 1, came a year after the Board of Supervisors agreed to look into legal or advocacy actions targeting the corporations that the county and city now say have monopolized the fire truck manufacturing industry.—
Alex Riggins,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Starting in April, the most vulnerable populations, such as children and older adults, could be most affected because the government plans to cut or eliminate the few subsidized food items that were sold in stores through the ration booklets.—
Sarah Moreno
Updated April 29,
Miami Herald,
29 Apr. 2026
-
Nostalgia for the days of standards and bullet-stopping September issues mixes with handwringing over the state of magazines, media outlets, and the overall environment that sold the original Devil Wears Prada as a fairy tale.—
David Fear,
Rolling Stone,
29 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The supplemental budget was engrossed into law on March 18.—
Tim Dunn,
Boston Herald,
17 Apr. 2026
-
What engrossed him and his team was the Alto’s graphical display, which was destined to make the text-only displays of contemporary computers obsolete.—
Business Columnist,
Los Angeles Times,
24 Mar. 2026
Verb
-
The Company supports more than 125,000 artists and songwriters whose works are licensed, marketed, and performed globally.—
Jill Goldsmith,
Deadline,
28 Apr. 2026
-
Some of these cards can cost nearly $1,000—but are marketed as being worth thousands more in perks, only if the cardholder remembers to use it accordingly.—
Catherina Gioino,
Fortune,
27 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Identical twins Pete and Jay Flores smuggled tons of cocaine for El Chapo and other cartel bosses, making millions in their 20s.—
Kate Linthicum,
Los Angeles Times,
22 Apr. 2026
-
This isn’t a film about trauma, or smuggled-in social issues, or anything at all, really, besides the honest workaday business of scaring the bejesus out of its audience, rinsing, and repeating with extra vigor.—
Guy Lodge,
Variety,
16 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
Things got just a bit chippy in the top of the sixth when Webb fired a four-seam fastball into the ribs of Dalton Rushing, who many speculated had made a disparaging comment at Jung Hoo Lee during Tuesday’s game when the Giants outfielder was hurt sliding home.—
Justice delos Santos,
Mercury News,
23 Apr. 2026
-
Amid the ongoing retrenchment in pay-TV operators, some Wall Streeters have speculated that Comcast and Charter could one day combine.—
Dade Hayes,
Deadline,
23 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
The guns were legally purchased, according to a senior law enforcement official and law enforcement documents reviewed by NBC News.—
Jeremy Mikula,
NBC news,
26 Apr. 2026
-
The Red Sox had never fired a manger in-season since John Henry purchased the team in 2002, and throughout the franchise’s existence no manager had ever been dismissed midseason so early in the campaign.—
Mac Cerullo,
Boston Herald,
26 Apr. 2026
Verb
-
But online, peptides typically refer to unproven drugs, often given by injection, that are peddled without evidence as treating various conditions, reversing aging, and improving appearance.—
Beth Mole,
ArsTechnica,
16 Apr. 2026
-
No matter how many meal kits and fast dinner solutions were being peddled to consumers, the structure of American life had shifted in ways that made a traditional dinner routine harder to sustain.—
Rafaela Jinich,
The Atlantic,
5 Mar. 2026
Examples are automatically compiled from online sources to
show current usage.
Read More
Opinions expressed in the examples do not represent those of Merriam-Webster or its editors.
Send us feedback.
Cite this Entry
“Undersold.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/undersold. Accessed 1 May. 2026.
Copy CitationLove words? Need even more definitions?
Merriam-Webster unabridged
