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was undercut
noun
A cut made in the lower part of something; the material so removed.
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That, more than anything, was undercut by Friday's failure.
Agüero's deadlock-breaker was undercut by trademark explosiveness.
But then Burke was undercut, grabbing a rebound midway through the second half.
Any suggestion, though, that the shop caters expressly to debs was undercut by playfully insolent merchandising.
His assertion was undercut by the obvious elderliness and grubbiness of the phone.
Interestingly, the first part of Chaffetz's claim was undercut by new polling from CNN itself.
That boast was undercut when they were probed about topics like check-writing and paying bills.
Mr. Bustani got his raise, but his inspectors' ability to do their jobs was undercut.
Mr. Skilling's professed obliviousness was undercut by Jeffrey McMahon, now president of Enron.
"It got right before I was undercut, and I had to turn my head," he said.
But their effort to appear evenhanded was undercut by the today's lineup of speakers.
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