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go underground



VERB
hole up
Synonyms


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When he’s working on a new movie, she says, “he’ll ‘Beautiful Mind’ it, these weird Post-its everywhere, and then he’ll go underground for a week and write a near-perfect draft.”

From The Wall Street Journal Jun. 4, 2026

"We're not saying we should not go underground," he insisted.

From Barron's May 11, 2026

With the Oklahoma City bombing and Timothy McVeigh, many militia movements go underground and become less publicly visible, and focus way less on sheriffs.

From Salon Sep. 15, 2024

Others wanted the line to go underground to prevent disruptions.

From Los Angeles Times Oct. 7, 2022

The sentries came in and the Mark began to go underground.

From "Watership Down: A Novel" by Richard Adams




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