the underworld
noun
1
: the world of crime and criminals
2
: the place where dead people go in Greek myths
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The ancient Maya believed that caves were entrances to the underworld, and in Belize, travelers can explore a number of them by hiking, canoeing, tubing, or swimming.
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
The project chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprised of three members who also just happen to fight monsters from the underworld.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
The same motive could apply to Implosion, a collaborative album with Stuttgart artist Michael Fiedler, aka Ghost Dubs, that feels like a soundclash in the underworld.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2025
Known as a portal to the underworld, the cenote beneath El Castillo is the focal point of a massive new imaging project using cosmic particles.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
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Patricia Doherty, Travel + Leisure, 6 Feb. 2026
The project chronicles the adventures of Huntrix, a K-pop girl group comprised of three members who also just happen to fight monsters from the underworld.
—Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 1 Feb. 2026
The same motive could apply to Implosion, a collaborative album with Stuttgart artist Michael Fiedler, aka Ghost Dubs, that feels like a soundclash in the underworld.
—Andrew Ryce, Pitchfork, 22 Dec. 2025
Known as a portal to the underworld, the cenote beneath El Castillo is the focal point of a massive new imaging project using cosmic particles.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 20 Dec. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the underworld
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