as in underworld
a social sphere that exists outside of the mainstream a report on the demiworld of drug addiction

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Noun
  • Over the years, the building trade had brought him into contact with Liverpool’s criminal underworld.
    Simon Hughes, New York Times, 11 July 2025
  • Director’s Cut: Dive into the gritty underworld of 1988 Japan in this definitive edition of Yakuza 0.
    Dave Quinn, People.com, 6 June 2025
Noun
  • Longtime White Sox owner Jerry Reinsdorf fell into the same trap and his team is still trying to crawl out of the abyss.
    Patrick Saunders, Denver Post, 4 July 2025
  • The continuity of memory did not measure the abyss between a toddler’s body and a woman’s.
    Rebecca Solnit May 29, Literary Hub, 29 May 2025
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“Demiworld.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/demiworld. Accessed 18 Jul. 2025.

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