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demiworld

noun

ˈde-mē-ˌwərld

Definition of demiworld

as in underworld

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

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Dementia related to untreated syphilis left him incapable of resuming his position atop the country’s criminal underworld.

— Encyclopedia Britannica, Encyclopedia Britannica, 14 Oct. 2026
The show revolved around Crockett and Tubbs, two undercover detectives infiltrating South Florida’s criminal underworld.

— Matt Grobar, Deadline, 13 Oct. 2026

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The film’s musical score, by Damon Albarn of Blur, has a haunting Bowie-like party-on-the-abyss shimmer.

— Owen Gleiberman, Variety, 6 Oct. 2026
Her writing transports us to Mount Sinai, Transylvania, Africa, the Amazon rainforest, Antarctica, Yellowstone, and the deep ocean abyss.

— The Know, Denver Post, 4 Oct. 2026

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