subterranean
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JR has used it often, as a massive-scale magical deception to make the Louvre Pyramid “disappear” into the old Louvre, and opening up an imaginary subterranean world below the Eiffel Tower.
From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 20, 2026
Five years later, Madison Square Garden was planted atop it, banishing sunlight and driving commuters into a subterranean maze of passageways.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jun. 13, 2026
The Justice Department says 99 subterranean passages have been discovered in the Southern District of California since 1993.
From Barron's ● Jun. 2, 2026
"It's been successfully used on subterranean termites, which are also important structural pests," Choe said.
From Science Daily ● May 9, 2026
From these special points, then, human voices would carry, echoing and ricocheting, throughout the whole subterranean system.
From "The Story of Music" by Howard Goodall
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Latin Root "sub" Words
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