half-world

as in underworld
a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream the half-world of tattoo addicts who regard the body embellishments not merely as fashion statements but as works of art and fundamental expressions of personal identity

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Recent Examples of half-world On a sultry Monday night a half-world away from where her problems began, the 23-year-old earned a gold medal at world championships in the biggest 100-meter race this side of the Olympics. CBS News, 22 Aug. 2023 Being in that half-world of reality and filming was genuinely terrifying. Simon Thompson, Forbes, 6 May 2023
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underworld
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  • Host Ari Daniel speaks with Smithsonian contributing writer Tony Perrottet, who wrote recently about Rome’s underworld—the city lurking beneath the city.
    Ari Daniel, Smithsonian Magazine, 15 May 2025
  • Jason—her partner—comes off as more laid-back but equally entrenched in the criminal underworld.
    Tahar Rajab, MSNBC Newsweek, 6 May 2025

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“Half-world.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/half-world. Accessed 28 May. 2025.

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