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subterranean

[suhb-tuh-rey-nee-uhn] / ˌsʌb təˈreɪ ni ən /


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There were root nematodes, launching a subterranean attack.

From Slate • Apr. 20, 2026

Operating theatres, intensive care units and even maternity wards have been relocated to protected subterranean spaces.

From Barron's • Apr. 10, 2026

Engineers with excavating equipment would be needed to dig through the tons of debris blocking entrances to Iran’s subterranean nuclear complexes and check for mines and booby traps.

From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 15, 2026

But you sense subterranean levels of weirdness that hint that he’s already got ideas for a sequel.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 25, 2026

The golden fish swam by gracefully, cautiously, as if testing the water after a long sleep in his subterranean waters.

From "Bless Me, Ultima" by Rudolfo Anaya




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