as in abyss
a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream
a magazine article taking an insightful look at the underworld inhabited by street people
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Recent Examples of underworld
The film casts Butler as Hank Thompson, a former baseball player, who is unwittingly plunged into a wild fight for survival in the downtown criminal underworld of ‘90s New York City.
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
When Israeli legislators complained that Lansky probably planned to consort with the local underworld, the government changed its mind and rejected his application.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
This mafia underworld has long been hidden, and Mafia: Most Wanted is about to change that.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Hardy plays Walker, a bruised detective fighting his way through the criminal underworld that is threatening to engulf an entire city.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
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Chris Gardner, HollywoodReporter, 31 Mar. 2025
When Israeli legislators complained that Lansky probably planned to consort with the local underworld, the government changed its mind and rejected his application.
—Miami Herald Archives, Miami Herald, 3 Apr. 2025
This mafia underworld has long been hidden, and Mafia: Most Wanted is about to change that.
—Jesse Whittock, Deadline, 5 Mar. 2025
Hardy plays Walker, a bruised detective fighting his way through the criminal underworld that is threatening to engulf an entire city.
—Samantha Bergeson, IndieWire, 26 Feb. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underworld
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The only temporary catharsis was blasting golf balls into the abyss.—
Jordan Kaye,
Charlotte Observer,
11 Apr. 2025
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The edgy status quo will worsen as continuing natural disasters, government layoffs, and tariff wars push more working families toward the precipice where stability drops into the abyss.—
Jeff Hobbs,
Time,
10 Apr. 2025
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The other two-thirds are on a scale of anxiously hopeful to beyond desperate -- an amorphous netherworld of doubt that, yes, includes the Miami Dolphins with Tua Tagovailoa, or should.—
Greg Cote,
Miami Herald,
3 Apr. 2025
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But the film comes into its own at almost exactly an hour, as The Man begins the ritual and The Surrender threatens to go full occult gonzo, complete with a charmed circle and a bleak netherworld resembling Lucio Fulci’s 1981 splatter epic The Beyond.—
Damon Wise,
Deadline,
9 Mar. 2025
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In particular, the ocean battle, with Kong chained to an aircraft carrier as Godzilla attacks from the depths, is a masterclass in tension, staging and environment-building rarely seen in modern blockbuster cinema.—
Travis Bean,
Forbes,
15 Mar. 2025
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Even before the original series wrapped in 2022, the spinoff Fear the Walking Dead brought new depths to the franchise.—
Declan Gallagher,
EW.com,
14 Mar. 2025
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The gumshoe’s exploits, punctuated with suspense, dark comedy and a motley cast unique to the demimonde of the Mexican capital, have been made into films and a Netflix series and translated into English and other languages.—
Patrick J. McDonnell,
Los Angeles Times,
6 Jan. 2025
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One thing was certain: Per its title, it was set in the demimonde of the galaxy far, far away, among its scoundrels, and smugglers, and bounty hunters and assorted other criminals.—
Christian Blauvelt,
IndieWire,
12 Mar. 2025
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“Underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/underworld. Accessed 6 May. 2025.
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