the underground

noun

: a group of people who secretly work to oppose or overthrow a government

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The ground nearby was inflated, indicating the presence of magma below, and now a swarm of earthquakes threatened to funnel the underground dike toward the village. Jonah Walters, Longreads, 24 Oct. 2024 Jesse Koenig, chief operations officer at Epic Healing said a dose of mushrooms that costs $50 in the underground market typically runs three to eight times that from the legal Oregon system, roughly $150 to $400. Karissa Waddick, USA TODAY, 15 Oct. 2024 Ka emerged in the underground New York rap scene in 1993 as part of hip-hop group Natural Elements before forming his own duo, Nightbreed, with his friend Kev. Jade Gomez, People.com, 14 Oct. 2024 Before operations start next year, the sphere and the underground area around it will be sealed off and filled with liquid — never to open again. Eric Baculinao, NBC News, 31 Oct. 2024 See all Example Sentences for the underground 

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“The underground.” Merriam-Webster.com Dictionary, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/the%20underground. Accessed 23 Nov. 2024.

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