subterranean
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The tomb features an outer courtyard, rock-cut chapel and subterranean burial chambers.
From Science Daily ● Sep. 10, 2026
Underground and out of sight, giant subterranean peat fires continue to smoulder, choking the air with poisonous fumes.
From BBC ● Sep. 6, 2026
Experts estimate that the subterranean complex reaches 300 to 450 feet deep beneath solid rock, with enough room to accommodate several nuclear-related facilities.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 21, 2026
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
And then, very slowly, the fire began to eat its way along the subterranean seams.
From "A Walk in the Woods" by Bill Bryson
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Latin Root "sub" Words
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