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
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During one storyline, Angela travels to the Norse underworld known as Hel to resurrect Sera after her death.—
Abby Monteil,
Them.,
9 Sep. 2025 -
He is soon pulled into an underworld of drugs, violence, escalating dangers and missing bodies.—
The Know,
Denver Post,
7 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Back on the Danish frigate, in the Nuuk Fjord, flanked by Greenland’s bleak mountains of sheer black rock, the boom of practicing naval artillery guns reverberates into the Arctic abyss, as fighter jets scream overhead.—
Matthew Chance,
CNN Money,
16 Sep. 2025
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The two turnovers put the Panthers in a 10-point hole in the middle of the first quarter, and they were forced to climb out of the abyss all game.—
DIAMOND VENCES,
Charlotte Observer,
14 Sep. 2025
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“Demiworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demiworld. Accessed 17 Sep. 2025.
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