as in cave
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
a cavern with beautiful stalactites
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Recent Examples of cavern
Though no items were stolen from the store, Hutcheson said police determined Walker unlocked the door to the caverns and the store.
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
One is the real, or at least original, Devils Hole, a pool of exceptionally clear, geothermally heated water found at the bottom of a limestone cavern in the Mojave Desert.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
In addition, since 1994, more than 160 bone fragments have been recovered from the Aurora Stratum (TD-6) in the Gran Dolina cavern at Sierra de Atapuerca.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Earthquakes have shaken the cavern repeatedly and back in the day, when the government was testing nuclear weapons farther west at the Nevada Test Site, an underground blast would cause the water to ripple.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Audrey Gibbs, Nashville Tennessean, 11 Aug. 2025
One is the real, or at least original, Devils Hole, a pool of exceptionally clear, geothermally heated water found at the bottom of a limestone cavern in the Mojave Desert.
—Elizabeth Kolbert, New Yorker, 9 Aug. 2025
In addition, since 1994, more than 160 bone fragments have been recovered from the Aurora Stratum (TD-6) in the Gran Dolina cavern at Sierra de Atapuerca.
—ArsTechnica, 7 Aug. 2025
Earthquakes have shaken the cavern repeatedly and back in the day, when the government was testing nuclear weapons farther west at the Nevada Test Site, an underground blast would cause the water to ripple.
—Shaun McKinnon, AZCentral.com, 5 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavern
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Led by anthropologist Lee Berger, PhD, a director and research professor at the University of the Witwatersrand (Wits University) in South Africa, the researchers recently published their new findings on the Rising Star cave system.—
Georgina Jedikovska,
Interesting Engineering,
12 Sep. 2025
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Fuhrich wasn’t the only hero of the caves, historian Johannes Mattes explains.—
Danny Robb,
JSTOR Daily,
12 Sep. 2025
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Or for a more tranquil setting, a grotto is tucked into the corner of the lagoon.—
Mia Taylor,
Boston Herald,
7 Sep. 2025
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To keep things fresh, producers have ventured into hitherto uncharted baking grottoes.—
Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Cavern.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavern. Accessed 16 Sep. 2025.
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