How to Use underlying in a Sentence

underlying

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  • The funds are tied to an underlying index, such as the S&P 500.
    — Kate Dore, Cfp®, CNBC, 3 Oct. 2024
  • But the underlying problem seems to be the food itself.
    — Jay Root, New York Times, 13 Dec. 2023
  • The good news is that there are a handful of ways to address it, depending on the underlying cause.
    — Melinda Wenner Moyer, New York Times, 13 Oct. 2022
  • Jack had no underlying conditions and was in good health, and at first the symptoms looked a lot like a common cold.
    — Kathleen Felton, SELF, 27 Sep. 2024
  • As well as some sugary snacks to soothe the underlying guilt that comes with sharing your children.
    — Jemima Kirke, Vogue, 17 Sep. 2024
  • The underlying goal is to help make the American system work as it was designed.
    — David Montgomery, Washington Post, 31 Oct. 2022
  • Most of the deaths were among the elderly, the very young or those with underlying medical problems.
    — Scott Lafee, San Diego Union-Tribune, 6 Dec. 2022
  • Other times, the underlying cause may be a bony structure.
    — Meredith Butulis, Outside Online, 14 Oct. 2022
  • Deep burns can destroy the underlying nerve endings and the body goes into shock, limiting the level of pain — in the initial stages.
    — Mike Baker, New York Times, 30 Sep. 2023
  • Jensen wants to become a physician in part to help work on some of the underlying structural reasons people in her tribe die so young.
    — Usha Lee McFarling, STAT, 21 July 2022
  • Yes, there is an underlying look, but goth is so much more than an aesthetic.
    — Tish Weinstock, Vogue, 31 Aug. 2024
  • The underlying issue seems to be the lack of communication between the safeties and the corners.
    — Lance Reisland, cleveland, 21 Sep. 2022
  • The underlying cause of TN, when it can be found, is most commonly compression of the nerve, usually in the brainstem where the nerve root starts.
    — Dr. Keith Roach, oregonlive, 2 Nov. 2022
  • The steep rise in interest rates last year may have helped mask any underlying malaise in the Swiss financial system.
    — Bastian Benrath, Fortune Europe, 4 Apr. 2024
  • The tendon is then split to expose underlying tissues and bone.
    — Oluseun Olufade, Verywell Health, 1 May 2024
  • Black is simply a dark version of another color, so look at the lighter shades on the paint strip to determine the underlying hue.
    — Jessica Bennett, Better Homes & Gardens, 11 Nov. 2023
  • Many scientists sought to treat the underlying cause of the disease by trying to repair the faulty gene, according to the foundation.
    — Jonathan Saltzman, BostonGlobe.com, 14 Sep. 2023
  • Love: But the underlying factor in all of this might not have anything to do with romantic connections at all.
    — Shayla Love, Scientific American, 20 Feb. 2023
  • The microrobots would probe through a moon’s frozen crust into underlying oceans.
    — Tim Newcomb, Popular Mechanics, 21 July 2022
  • Dann said the underlying question of whether DeWine had the power to block this money was already answered by the appeals court, which found DeWine overstepped.
    — Jessie Balmert, The Enquirer, 22 Nov. 2022
  • On the other hand, the court took the unusual step of agreeing to hear oral arguments in the case and decide the underlying legal issues raised by the states' lawsuits.
    — John Fritze, USA TODAY, 21 July 2022
  • Yes, there are many challenges and struggles, but there is no underlying estrangement here — and this is never in doubt.
    — Christopher Smith, Orange County Register, 13 May 2024
  • Uber said that the pace of improvement in the underlying business might moderate.
    — Preetika Rana, WSJ, 2 Aug. 2022
  • The underlying assumption is that the brain processes the world and our experience of it through a progression of words.
    — Matteo Wong, The Atlantic, 31 Jan. 2023
  • The eggs in the nest represent a wondrous sign of hope – an underlying theme of McNeal’s novel, along with patience, constancy, and deep trust.
    — Heller McAlpin, The Christian Science Monitor, 15 Mar. 2024
  • The debate over the rule focused little on the underlying substance of the bill but instead simply on procedure.
    — Ben Jacobs, Washington Examiner - Political News and Conservative Analysis About Congress, the President, and the Federal Government, 14 June 2024
  • The sauce is fantastic for adding an underlying layer of spice to your cooking or just on top of a beautifully fried egg.
    — Times Food Staff, Los Angeles Times, 2 Nov. 2022
  • Helms offered an insight to an underlying issue that others may be asking, which is: To what end?
    — Dan Balz, Anchorage Daily News, 9 Oct. 2022
  • Calf pain while walking can occur for various reasons, ranging from a mild muscle strain to a more serious underlying health condition affecting blood flow to your legs.
    — Amy Kwan, Verywell Health, 1 Nov. 2024
  • The University of Michigan is due later in the week to report consumer sentiment in early November, against a backdrop of an underlying labor market that continues to cool.
    — Alicia Adamczyk, Fortune, 2 Nov. 2024

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