netherworld
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demimonde, demiworld, half-world, underbelly, underworld
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Like Excalibur resting at the bottom of a lake, the Guarantee Clause waits to be pulled from the constitutional netherworld and wielded on behalf of the people. — Matt Ford, The New Republic, "Make the Guarantee Clause Great Again," 17 July 2019 Both — or neither — coexist within a netherworld of possibility. — Quanta Magazine, "Entanglement Made Simple," 28 Apr. 2016 The 17 dancers do everything, including shaking their booties, to make the urban netherworld look inviting. — Allan Ulrich, San Francisco Chronicle, "Ailey dancers strike gold in annual UC visit," 11 Apr. 2018 AP Privacy policy Terms & Conditions Copyright 2018, The Associated Press The system exists in a bureaucratic netherworld. — Alex Leary And Steve Bousquet, miamiherald, "Who's holding immigrants in Florida? Private vendors, feds and county sheriffs, too.," 29 June 2018 Its inky black squiggles reappear on the white chairs, linking the two in a netherworld. — Cate Mcquaid, BostonGlobe.com, "Liz Shepherd and Michelle Lougee make the mundane memorable," 27 June 2018 The former mayor offered yet another glimpse into the netherworld of what the president's surrogates have characterized as nuisance claims against Trump. — Laura King, latimes.com, "Giuliani: Trump wouldn't 'have to' obey a Mueller subpoena, could take the 5th," 6 May 2018 But in this case, the standings seemed to take the reader into some mathematical netherworld. — David Waldstein, New York Times, "The Yankees Are in First Place. Or Second Place. Either Way, They Beat the Rays.," 14 June 2018 There are two crazy ideas floating in the NBA netherworld now that games are done and an idle vacuum consumes us: 1. — Dave Hyde, Sun-Sentinel.com, "Hyde: Chances for LeReturn this summer? Zero and none | Commentary," 12 June 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'netherworld.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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