Beneath
Beneath adverb - In or to a lower place.
Usage example: a ranch house with all of the rooms on one floor and a combined basement and garage beneath
Under
Under adverb - In or to a lower place.
Usage example: crouch down under where they won't see you
Mutual synonyms
Both words in one sentence
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Present near the end of Beneath a Steel Sky, seen as evidence of the "evil under the city" once the protagonist descends below ground level.
Source: Meat Moss -
In the Kung Fu Panda fanfic The Vow, Lord Shen avoids being crushed beneath a cannon because the deck of his destroyed ship under him collapses, resulting in him falling into the waters below.
Source: Floorboard Failure -
Under the Sea: A long level in the original takes place as Blade swims from the underwater research facility beneath an oilrig to a secret jungle facility.
Source: Video Game / SiN
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