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- verb Third-person singular simple present indicative form of
underdo .
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Examples
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Precipitation probably mainly rain, but slight chance of some ice before changeover if models are underdoing cold air.
Breaking down the double ice threat Jason Samenow 2011
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"Whether they were 40 years old or 20, you're paying attention to them and you're hoping they're not overdoing it or underdoing it, or what have you," Boudreau said.
Capitals Coach Bruce Boudreau: Goaltender durability 'always' a concern Katie Carrera 2011
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"The choice," he said, "is between which mistake is easier to correct: underdoing it or overdoing it."
Fed's Fireman 2008
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"The choice is between which mistake is easier to correct: underdoing it or overdoing it," he told the Journal this spring.
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From that book I learned that if anything, I was underdoing the sex and drugs.
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Being in the fertility zone means you aren't overdoing or underdoing exercise.
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His advice is to "think about one-downing, instead of one-upping, and underdoing-competitors" –beating them with less.
Intelligent Design....of Learning jay 2005
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His advice is to "think about one-downing, instead of one-upping, and underdoing-competitors" –beating them with less.
Archive 2005-10-01 Clark Aldrich 2005
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Always so impeccably dressed for the occasion, never over- or underdoing it, this time Audra Kincaid had on a short-sleeved green sundress trimmed with white piping, with a matching jacket.
The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985
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Always so impeccably dressed for the occasion, never over- or underdoing it, this time Audra Kincaid had on a short-sleeved green sundress trimmed with white piping, with a matching jacket.
The Glory Game Janet Dailey 1985
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