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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Children over eight years old can take their first dip into the marine underworld with a PADI Bubblemaker scuba course, while other options for young outdoor enthusiasts include canoeing, horse-riding, and tennis coaching.
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Dhurandhar, which follows an Indian spy who infiltrates Pakistan’s underworld to dismantle terror networks, was not cleared for release, The National reported.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Kuang consults everything from Dante’s Inferno to mind-bending logic concepts like the impossible Penrose stairs to create the landscape and mechanics of her underworld.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
Set in London’s East End in the 1880s, A Thousand Blows triangulates on three figures in the city’s shady underworld.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Condé Nast, Condé Nast Traveler, 31 Dec. 2025
Dhurandhar, which follows an Indian spy who infiltrates Pakistan’s underworld to dismantle terror networks, was not cleared for release, The National reported.
—Tasneem Nashrulla, semafor.com, 15 Dec. 2025
Kuang consults everything from Dante’s Inferno to mind-bending logic concepts like the impossible Penrose stairs to create the landscape and mechanics of her underworld.
—Lucy Feldman, Time, 9 Dec. 2025
Set in London’s East End in the 1880s, A Thousand Blows triangulates on three figures in the city’s shady underworld.
—Roxana Hadadi, Vulture, 1 Dec. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for underworld
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Vancouver has continued to sink into an abyss, putting a hefty down payment in losses on the top lottery odds and best shot at phenom Gavin McKenna.—
Andrew Knoll,
Oc Register,
20 Jan. 2026
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Not everyone falls into a mental abyss when using AI.—
Lance Eliot,
Forbes.com,
17 Jan. 2026
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Girand’s journey into this netherworld was sparked by neighborhood chaos and an attempt to understand what was happening.—
Teri Sforza,
Oc Register,
12 Jan. 2026
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Nicole finds herself in an all too familiar place for those who have experienced the early phase of young-onset neurological disease, a netherworld between acceptance and denial.—
Gus Alexiou,
Forbes.com,
28 July 2025
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Great white sharks have been recorded at depths of 3,700 feet, presumably to feed.—
Bill Kearney,
Sun Sentinel,
22 Jan. 2026
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Over the course of the mission, 33 research stations and nearly 20 submersible dives will be utilized to probe the trench’s depths.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
19 Jan. 2026
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Often considered the most scathing film ever made about the movie industry, The Day of the Locust is an adaptation of Nathanael West’s celebrated novel about a down-and-out artist turned set painter and the Los Angeles demimonde during the Great Depression.—
Erik Morse,
Vogue,
23 Oct. 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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