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underworld

noun

ˈən-dər-ˌwərld

Definition of underworld

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 Created by Ronan Bennett, the Paramount+ series follows the warring Harrigan and Stevenson families, whose long-running feud threatens to upend London’s criminal underworld. — Samantha Stutsman, PEOPLE, 18 Sep. 2026 That has created an increasingly violent underworld of gangs. — ABC News, 1 Sep. 2026 The unlicensed recovery center underworld ranges from places that pamper patients with space and very personal care by licensed medical professionals to places that cram patients into spaces minded by people with limited or no medical training. — David J. Neal, Miami Herald, 31 Aug. 2026 After slowly changing the theatrical underworld as the king of midnight movies, Curry spent the rest of his acting career gleefully refusing to be pinned down. — Alison Foreman, IndieWire, 26 Aug. 2026 See All Example Sentences for underworld

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Into the abyss walks the most unsuspecting of would-be heroes.

— Dana O’Neil, CNN Money, 21 Oct. 2026
The film’s musical score, by Damon Albarn of Blur, has a haunting Bowie-like party-on-the-abyss shimmer.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026

Definition of abyss

Noun

These ancient systems are silent observers of history, capturing thousands of years’ worth of stories in depths of peat that patiently await discovery.

— Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 16 Oct. 2026
Searching for Wendy in the depths of the Sephora store, Stan watches his surroundings shift from slightly off, to off, to get-me-the-hell-out-of-here off.

— Kevin Dolak, HollywoodReporter, 15 Oct. 2026

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This debacle plunges the Marvins into Sydney’s criminal demimonde, where Susi is part of an organization headquartered in an amusement park and led by another brother-sister duo, this one terrifyingly unhinged.

— Judy Berman, Time, 11 Mar. 2026
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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