underlying
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Synonyms
abecedarian, basal, basic, beginning, elemental, elementary, essential, fundamental, introductory, meat-and-potatoes, rudimental, rudimentary
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By directly expressing your emotions and addressing the underlying issue, saying no need not be confrontational. — Steven P. Dinkin, San Diego Union-Tribune, "The sister-in-law and the not-so-essential oils," 4 Aug. 2019 But the underlying issues of Smith and the allegations wouldn’t haven’t changed, and Meyer’s physical problem with the cyst in his brain would have remained. — Doug Lesmerises, cleveland.com, "Urban Meyer could have let Zach Smith go to Alabama .... but otherwise Ohio State documents don’t change much: Doug Lesmerises," 3 Aug. 2019 For me, the question is more the systemic underlying issue that's allowing all of this stuff to happen. — Matt Simon, WIRED, "Facebook Knows More About You Than the CIA," 24 July 2019 Low salaries + long workweeks = low pay The underlying issue is that while the Sanders campaign’s collective bargaining agreement with its staff union sets hourly pay above $15, there are also salaried workers on the team. — Matthew Yglesias, Vox, "The controversy over Bernie Sanders’s low-paid field staffers, explained," 20 July 2019 But especially people with underlying issues, don’t wait too long. — Kristen Jordan Shamus, Detroit Free Press, "Dangerous heat: Hot weather, health warning signs you shouldn't ignore," 19 July 2019 The pregnancy evidently fixed the underlying issue, as all others were conceived in the usual way. — Carolyn Hax, The Mercury News, "Carolyn Hax: Do I really have to tell my child how I got pregnant?," 18 July 2019 After a child experiences hair-grooming syncope, parents should take their child to a doctor to assure there isn’t an underlying issue, such as heart problems. — Dave Quinn, PEOPLE.com, "Tennessee Woman Calls Attention to Rare Medical Condition Triggered by Styling Children's Hair," 16 July 2019 That the press conference failed to address these widespread concerns means none of the underlying distrust of China has been dispelled. — Tripti Lahiri, Quartz, "Beijing’s press conference on Hong Kong was thankfully very boring," 29 July 2019These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'underlying.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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