the underground

noun

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

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The location of the underground nightclub is unclear. Democrat-Gazette Staff From Wire Reports, Arkansas Online, 30 May 2025 Cast: Josh Gates Genre: Documentary Rating: TV-14 Pee-Wee As Himself (May 23) Paul Reubens was one of the purest creative minds of his generation, coming from the underground theater scene with Pee-Wee Herman, a capricious manchild who lived in a surreal world of puppets and playthings. K. Thor Jensen, PC Magazine, 16 May 2025 The foursome blaze across the underground music scene, make one recording, and are never heard from again. Mary Ann Grossmann, Twin Cities, 27 Apr. 2025 Fire debris remains heaped atop many of the underground tanks, as the Army Corps of Engineers and private contractors clear away the rubble. James Rainey, Los Angeles Times, 11 May 2025 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 6 Jun. 2025.

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