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adjective

underlying

in the nature of something though not readily apparent

In a sentence

Six example sentences with underlying, each labelled with its topic.

  • The rash cleared within a week, but the doctors kept testing until they found the underlying condition that caused it.

    Medicine

  • The fund's price barely moved all year, hiding an underlying shift from bonds into property that changed its risk entirely.

    Finance

  • Two students with identical scores can have completely different underlying difficulties, which is why the diagnostic interview still matters.

    Psychology

  • Monthly figures bounce around, but the underlying trend is clear: fewer people are joining the workforce each year.

    Economics

  • The crash reports all looked different, but the underlying cause was one date function that failed every leap year.

    Technology

  • The team was winning, but the underlying numbers, rebounds and shot quality, said the luck would run out by March.

    Basketball

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