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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

Others may go underground or just leave the country altogether.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 19, 2025

Others who are in public opposition to the regime are being encouraged to go underground.

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

That no one could have understood that they would be the target of monthly hurricanes pinballing up the Mississippi Alley, gunning for anything that didn’t have the sense to batten down, float, or go underground.

From "Ship Breaker" by Paolo Bacigalupi




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