as in underground
being, situated, or operating beneath the surface of the earth
a subterranean bunker that supposedly could withstand even an atomic blast
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Recent Examples of subterranean
The project also includes a basement, an attached subterranean garage, a swimming pool and associated site improvements including about 150 linear feet of retaining walls.
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The subterranean passageway shown to her by a residence staffer provided some relief.
—Darlene Superville, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
The hotel's new subterranean spa will debut in spring 2026 with a full slate of wellness offerings.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Or, in this case, stored in offices at the world’s largest subterranean business complex, SubTropolis in Kansas City.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
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Noah Lyons, San Diego Union-Tribune, 28 Oct. 2025
The subterranean passageway shown to her by a residence staffer provided some relief.
—Darlene Superville, Denver Post, 26 Oct. 2025
The hotel's new subterranean spa will debut in spring 2026 with a full slate of wellness offerings.
—Sarah Bruning, Travel + Leisure, 24 Oct. 2025
Or, in this case, stored in offices at the world’s largest subterranean business complex, SubTropolis in Kansas City.
—Blair Kerkhoff, Kansas City Star, 24 Oct. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subterranean
underground
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At Sunset Marquis in West Hollywood, guests can take guitars or arrange tours of the property's legendary underground recording studio, NightBird.—
Iona Brannon,
Travel + Leisure,
10 Nov. 2025
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Finland, for instance, is nearing completion of the world’s first permanent underground disposal site for its five reactors’ waste.—
Bob Woods,
CNBC,
9 Nov. 2025
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“Subterranean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subterranean. Accessed 17 Nov. 2025.
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