under-the-counter

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Recent Examples of under-the-counter By night, his father would lend him his binoculars to spy on women through their windows, filling in any gaps in his anatomical understanding with whatever under-the-counter girly magazines had managed to wiggle through Italy’s draconian censorship. Stephanie Bunbury, Deadline, 4 Sep. 2024 Filtering your water If PFAS levels are concerning, consumers can purchase an under-the-counter water filter for their tap. Sandee Lamotte, CNN, 10 Apr. 2024 Have a variety — an overhead light; warm-toned, under-the-counter LED task strips. Kim Cook, San Diego Union-Tribune, 2 Dec. 2023
Recent Examples of Synonyms for under-the-counter
Adjective
  • Making tips explicitly tax free will help with this, and will also remove the stigma that has been associated with tips as under-the-table income.
    Joe Moglia, Forbes, 11 Oct. 2024
  • Fewer than 10% of Syrian adults have work permits, with the rest being limited to informal, under-the-table jobs.
    Scott McLean, CNN, 24 July 2024
Adjective
  • Fair enough, as long as baby Halo isn’t doing any unauthorized sponsorships anytime soon.
    Alejandra Gularte, Vulture, 8 Nov. 2024
  • Cyber Protect Advanced enables remote device management, including data wiping, to prevent unauthorized access.
    PCMAG, PCMAG, 6 Nov. 2024
Adjective
  • That project was thrown into the spotlight seven years ago after authorities discovered that Job Torres Hernandez, an unlicensed subcontractor, was holding immigrant workers in a warehouse and forcing them to work without pay.
    Devan Patel, The Mercury News, 7 Nov. 2024
  • During the twentieth century, decades of looting by divers and unlicensed salvage companies stripped some seabeds clean.
    Sam Knight, The New Yorker, 4 Nov. 2024

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“Under-the-counter.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/under-the-counter. Accessed 22 Nov. 2024.

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