the underground

noun

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

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And the underground root system of that fire was still burning. Tonya Mosley, NPR, 5 Jan. 2026 There is no casually strolling into the underground Kajima Building restaurants. Bill Addison, Los Angeles Times, 2 Jan. 2026 Starring Timothée Chalamet in the titular role, Marty Supreme follows Marty Mauser, a working-class hustler in 1950s New York who navigates the underground table tennis scene to make money. Katie Mannion, PEOPLE, 26 Dec. 2025 Back then, the underground market operated much less openly. Sarah Zhang, The Atlantic, 23 Dec. 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 7 Jan. 2026.

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