the underground

noun

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

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Native Americans kept secret the location of hibernacula, the underground chambers in which clusters of rattlesnakes—sometimes hundreds of them—overwinter. Matthew Wills, JSTOR Daily, 3 Aug. 2025 The core members of the underground military mafia, in Dumas’ telling, were Special Forces soldiers who had gone over to the dark side during deployments to Afghanistan. Seth Harp, Rolling Stone, 28 July 2025 Now, the cast of the world premiere and the Broadway production are reuniting to celebrate the major milestone and bring joy to fans of the underground hit. Raven Brunner, People.com, 25 July 2025 But over the last seven months, city workers have been heaving up roads, digging trenches, some 20-foot deep for catch basins, as part of the city’s $42.3 million commitment to upgrade the underground infrastructure. Kansas City Star, 8 July 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 2 Sep. 2025.

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