Tartarus

noun

Definition of Tartarusnext
as in underworld

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  1. underworld
  2. netherworld
  3. inferno
  4. Sheol
  5. hades
  6. purgatory
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  • Meanwhile Eddie’s rise through the criminal underworld is mirrored by his rise through the British establishment, bringing him into the circle of a new oleaginous aristo played by Hugh Bonneville, who is joining the cast.
    — K.J. Yossman, Variety, 24 Aug. 2026
  • Because these operations draw from the criminal underworld, the Iranian regime can deny any involvement.
    — Cora Engelbrecht, New Yorker, 24 Aug. 2026
Definition of underworld
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  • And with most of the original cast now long gone, the latest sequel often feels as cursed as that treacherous netherworld.
    — Los Angeles Times, Los Angeles Times, 21 Aug. 2026
  • The Further, in other words, doesn’t just have to be a foggy, dim netherworld.
    — Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 21 Aug. 2026
Definition of netherworld
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  • Hiding underneath a desk in a classroom was an 8-foot python, which fire officials say started the inferno.
    — Minyvonne Burke, NBC news, 18 Aug. 2026
  • The inferno that follows, as the betrayer’s dragon sets fire to both armies and then Tumbleton itself, will be rendered with both practical flames and CGI.
    — Jackson McHenry, Vulture, 10 Aug. 2026
Definition of inferno
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  • The soul is the same one that ancient Egyptians called the ka, or that God promises the psalmist will be rescued from Sheol, or that lay dormant in the minds of so many contemporary American readers, waiting for the right sound to set it free.
    — Christian Wiman, Harper's Magazine, 2 Aug. 2024
Definition of Sheol
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  • Persephone, goddess of spring and the fields, became the spouse of Hades, who ruled the underworld.
    — Literary Hub, Literary Hub, 18 May 2026
  • Michael Lorenzen and Coors Field look like a match made in Hades.
    — Sean Keeler, Denver Post, 16 May 2026
Definition of hades
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  • Or will the market put it back in purgatory because people believe that Claude can do everybody's taxes?
    — Jim Cramer, CNBC, 25 Aug. 2026
  • Billions of dollars later, most organizations got pilot purgatory instead.
    — Richard Clough, Forbes.com, 6 Aug. 2026
Definition of purgatory
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