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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

Lawyers say few will qualify to stay, and many will go underground.

From BBC • Nov. 24, 2025

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

From Salon • Jan. 8, 2025

She recognizes him immediately—she’d seen him go underground behind the Engineering Building.

From "At Last She Stood" by Erin Entrada Kelly




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