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 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.
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
To keep her safe Hekate’s mother leaves her in the underworld with the goddess Styx and Hades.
—Amber McBride, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
While restoring their father's (Ving Rhames) receding hairline in the underworld, the titular demon brothers (Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key) discover their dad's hair cream can bring the dead back to life.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The show then unravels like a circus, hopping with rabid animals when real demons from the underworld steal the spotlight, feeding off the rising live-stream viewer count.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
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Nicole Fell, HollywoodReporter, 7 Nov. 2025
To keep her safe Hekate’s mother leaves her in the underworld with the goddess Styx and Hades.
—Amber McBride, Literary Hub, 5 Nov. 2025
While restoring their father's (Ving Rhames) receding hairline in the underworld, the titular demon brothers (Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key) discover their dad's hair cream can bring the dead back to life.
—Emy Lacroix, PEOPLE, 29 Oct. 2025
The show then unravels like a circus, hopping with rabid animals when real demons from the underworld steal the spotlight, feeding off the rising live-stream viewer count.
—Michael Lee Simpson, Entertainment Weekly, 29 Oct. 2025
See All Example Sentences for the underworld
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“The underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underworld. Accessed 12 Nov. 2025.
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