as in underground
being, situated, or operating beneath the surface of the earth
a subterranean bunker that supposedly could withstand even an atomic blast
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Recent Examples of subterranean
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.
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Activities and Amenities One Aldwych has a range of nice amenities, but one of the standouts has to be its chlorine-free, subterranean swimming pool in the wellness center, which was one of my favorite places to unwind after a day of exploring.
—Samantha Brash, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Fires, tunnel collapses, undetected gas The subterranean fires are just one of the obstacles facing Siyabonga and his colleagues.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
An homage to the subterranean colony in her Broken Earth series.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
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Roger Naylor, AZCentral.com, 29 Aug. 2025
Activities and Amenities One Aldwych has a range of nice amenities, but one of the standouts has to be its chlorine-free, subterranean swimming pool in the wellness center, which was one of my favorite places to unwind after a day of exploring.
—Samantha Brash, Travel + Leisure, 24 Aug. 2025
Fires, tunnel collapses, undetected gas The subterranean fires are just one of the obstacles facing Siyabonga and his colleagues.
—Tommy Trenchard, NPR, 23 Aug. 2025
An homage to the subterranean colony in her Broken Earth series.
—James Folta, Literary Hub, 21 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for subterranean
underground
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Billie Eilish’s unplugged Live at Third Man Records, back in 2019, was a limited-edition vinyl release, which instantly designated it an underground item.—
David Browne,
Rolling Stone,
13 Sep. 2025
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The film was an underground sensation, an endurance test for morbidly curious teens.—
James Hibberd,
HollywoodReporter,
12 Sep. 2025
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“Subterranean.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/subterranean. Accessed 18 Sep. 2025.
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