the underworld
noun
1
: the world of crime and criminals
2
: the place where dead people go in Greek myths
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According to astrologer Kyle Thomas, Scorpios are stereotyped to be more dark and brooding than the other signs in the zodiac since they are ruled by Mars — the planet of aggression — and Pluto — the planet of the underworld.
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Torrio introduced Capone to Frankie Yale—and his first real taste of the underworld.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Bound wasn’t expecting to find the ship’s wheel still ready to grasp, or — still lying on the deck as if everything had happened yesterday — the flare gun Shackleton fired to salute the beginning of the ship’s journey to the underworld.
—Sean Kingsley, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2024
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Restoring their father's (Ving Rhames) receding hairline in the underworld, the titular demon brothers (voiced by Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key) discover their dad's hair cream can bring the dead back to life.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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Andrea Wurzburger, People.com, 23 Oct. 2024
Torrio introduced Capone to Frankie Yale—and his first real taste of the underworld.
—Kelly Phillips Erb, Forbes, 17 Oct. 2024
Bound wasn’t expecting to find the ship’s wheel still ready to grasp, or — still lying on the deck as if everything had happened yesterday — the flare gun Shackleton fired to salute the beginning of the ship’s journey to the underworld.
—Sean Kingsley, The Hollywood Reporter, 8 Oct. 2024
Watch The Pope's Exorcist on Netflix 29 of 34
Wendell & Wild
Restoring their father's (Ving Rhames) receding hairline in the underworld, the titular demon brothers (voiced by Jordan Peele and Keegan-Michael Key) discover their dad's hair cream can bring the dead back to life.
—Emy Lacroix, People.com, 4 Oct. 2024
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“The underworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underworld. Accessed 5 Nov. 2024.
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