the underground

noun

: a group of people who secretly work to oppose or overthrow a government

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Most recently, Abrahams returned to horror in the underground franchise hit Terrifier 3 (2024). Skyler Trepel, Entertainment Weekly, 19 Oct. 2025 There were exceptions, such as in the underground drag balls that developed out of Black culture and grew in popularity during the nineteen-twenties. Hanif Abdurraqib, New Yorker, 18 Oct. 2025 At over 1,400 years old, the underground facility offers an unprecedented look into feudal Korean culture’s architectural complexities and advancements. Andrew Paul, Popular Science, 16 Oct. 2025 This is wild caving, where the underground world reveals its raw, primal state. Heide Brandes, AFAR Media, 15 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the underground

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“The underground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underground. Accessed 21 Oct. 2025.

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