the underground

noun

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

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In areas with heavy winter snowpacks, the snow acts as a great insulator, protecting the underground portions of the plant. Andy Wilcox, Better Homes & Gardens, 9 Nov. 2025 Both tell the stories of their emergence in the underground and rise to popularity, while highlighting how the regime of the then-Soviet Union cracked down on musical expression and affected the groups. Georg Szalai, HollywoodReporter, 8 Nov. 2025 By the time Pa’l Mundo landed onto the world, Wisin y Yandel had successfully made a name for themselves in the underground. E.r. Pulgar, Rolling Stone, 8 Nov. 2025 The Toledo Museum of Art purchased a work portraying the underground railroad, while two arts foundations—Art Bridges Foundation and Terra Foundation for American Art—together bought three murals depicting the Amistad saga, largely forgotten at the time of their making. News Desk, Artforum, 29 Oct. 2025 See All Example Sentences for the underground

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