as in underground
being, situated, or operating beneath the surface of the earth
a vast belowground network of tunnels
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Adjective
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More importantly, the film shows how extreme ideologies create strange bedfellows, which Baranov uses to his advantage, funding underground biker militias and esoteric religious headbangers alike as ballast to prop up Putin’s hardline rule.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
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In the northern town of Épernay, stroll down the famous Avenue de Champagne—often called the richest avenue in the world due to its quantity of champagne stored in underground cellars—where guests are granted private tastings, like the one at the houses Moët & Chandon.—
Jennifer Schwartz,
Travel + Leisure,
31 Aug. 2025
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Randy Tufts and Gary Tenen squeezed through a small opening in the Whetstone Mountains of southern Arizona and entered a magical subterranean world, an untouched wet, living cave.—
Roger Naylor,
AZCentral.com,
29 Aug. 2025
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Saaqi, a subterranean bar, and an Chef’s Studio experience.—
Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner,
Forbes.com,
28 Aug. 2025
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“Belowground.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/belowground. Accessed 7 Sep. 2025.
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