as in underworld
a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream a report on the demiworld of drug addiction

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Noun
  • Instead of this underworld, niche product, it’s becoming institutionalized.
    Kim Velsey, Curbed, 17 Oct. 2025
  • The sequel to 2021's Furioza brings us back into the dark and unsettling Polish underworld, as a young scumbag gets stuck under the thumb of the police and has to infiltrate a notorious prison as an informant.
    PC Magazine, PC Magazine, 10 Oct. 2025
Noun
  • The spirits of the three boys then help to defeat the Grabber and he's sent back to the abyss.
    Megan McCluskey, Time, 18 Oct. 2025
  • With each loss, with each mistake Glenn makes — on the field, at the podium — questions about his ability to do the impossible (bring the Jets back from the abyss) intensify.
    Zack Rosenblatt, New York Times, 17 Oct. 2025
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“Demiworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demiworld. Accessed 26 Oct. 2025.

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