the underground

noun

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

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Oxygen tankers are being delivered regularly to supply the mine shaft, and crews have made progress entering the underground area. Meredith Deliso, ABC News, 3 Dec. 2024 Much of the reason for this can be traced back to the dark web and the underground criminal marketplaces that trade within it, where all the tools required to open up this type of criminality are laid bare for anyone with the cryptocurrency to purchase it. Davey Winder, Forbes, 2 Dec. 2024 Supervising art director Oli van der Vijver and construction manager Dan Marsden built the underground set on a dry stage, then turned it into a fish tank by water-proofing its exterior with huge walls of steel. Harrison Richlin, IndieWire, 30 Nov. 2024 Upon graduation, Schneider moved to Denver and formed the Apples in Stereo, while Hart, the late Bill Doss (who died in 2012) and Jeff Mangum relocated to the underground music mecca of Athens, Ga., in 1993. Spin Staff, SPIN, 30 Nov. 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 Dec. 2024.

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