the underground

noun

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

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And 15 years later, those guiding principles have made Open Mike Eagle one of the underground’s most respected — if still unheralded — acts. Andre Gee, Rolling Stone, 6 Aug. 2025 There are still 43 of the underground tanks in use, while eight have been closed. Ashley J. Dimella, FOXNews.com, 2 Aug. 2025 Wine grapes cascade through the underground grottoes. Iona Brannon, Travel + Leisure, 2 Aug. 2025 The sites include the underground alert facilities where Air Force missile officers spend long shifts prepared to launch in the case of nuclear war. Davis Winkie, USA Today, 23 July 2025 See All Example Sentences for the underground

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