as in cavern
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
Kentucky's Mammoth Cave is actually a series of large chambers on five levels
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Recent Examples of cave
Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2025
Lula refused to cave when Trump threatened 50 percent tariffs to intimidate Brazilian authorities, who are charging Trump’s right-wing ally, former president Jair Bolsonaro, for attempting to stay in office after losing the 2022 election.
—Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Sequoia National Park For those wanting to avoid the heat, a cave is a great choice.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
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Noun
The closest thing to winners may be the countries that caved to Trump’s demands — and avoided even more pain.
—Paul Wiseman, Fortune, 3 Aug. 2025
Lula refused to cave when Trump threatened 50 percent tariffs to intimidate Brazilian authorities, who are charging Trump’s right-wing ally, former president Jair Bolsonaro, for attempting to stay in office after losing the 2022 election.
—Air Mail, 2 Aug. 2025
Verb
Since the breakup, nineteen months earlier, the cats had been my only companions, except for two conversations with a local writer, a cave hike with an old friend, a three-week visit from my parents, and a five-day trip to New York City.
—Tao Lin, Harpers Magazine, 20 Aug. 2025
Sequoia National Park For those wanting to avoid the heat, a cave is a great choice.
—Tina Chen, Mercury News, 19 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cave
Noun
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Walker takes a one-hour tour of the cavern, which lasts one hour.—
Adam Sabes , Michael Ruiz,
FOXNews.com,
18 Aug. 2025
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Certain bits of information had leaked out to the cavern kids.—
Charles Pellegrino,
Deadline,
31 July 2025
Verb
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For example, police can submit a security camera photo of a suspect to the Michigan Intelligence Operation Center (MIOC), an information sharing center created in the wake of the Sept. 11, 2001, attacks.—
John Wisely,
Freep.com,
31 Aug. 2025
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Tipsters can also call the U.S. Marshals Service at 1-800-336-0102 or submit a tip online at www.usmarshals.gov/tips.—
Anthony Robledo,
USA Today,
31 Aug. 2025
Noun
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There’s a shallow wet deck with in-water daybeds and couches, and the main pool is located directly below the DJ booth, which sits atop the grotto.—
Emma Kershaw,
Forbes.com,
20 Aug. 2025
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There’s also a Whirlpool, Turkish baths, a salt grotto, cryotherapy chambers, and saunas.—
Tomeka Jones,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Aug. 2025
Verb
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But Trump’s former commerce secretary, Wilbur Ross, also believes that because of the threats the president has levied against the Fed chairman, Powell has little to lose by refusing to capitulate.—
Eleanor Pringle,
Fortune,
30 July 2025
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Faced with losing security clearances, federal contracts, and access to government buildings, these firms capitulated with shocking speed.—
Nicholas Creel,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 July 2025
Verb
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To his sons, however, the Party offers meaning and purpose—a powerful countervailing force to the lack of prospects besetting their generation, which had been decimated by the Great War.—
Rebecca Mead,
New Yorker,
19 Aug. 2025
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The factory has been beset with delays—a result of Intel’s perilous financial state—and was once predicted to become the world’s largest chipmaking plant.—
Andrew Nusca,
Fortune,
15 Aug. 2025
Verb
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What was more worrying for the weeks and months to come, though, was the ease with which Fulham repeatedly overran United’s midfield: a midfield composed of Fernandes and Casemiro, then Fernandes and Mason Mount, and later Fernandes and Manuel Ugarte.—
Mark Critchley,
New York Times,
25 Aug. 2025
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Yet, there’s a way to do it right to show appreciation for the time and effort in hosting a tailgate—tents, food, drinks, and all—while not overrunning the host’s wishes.—
Kaitlyn Yarborough,
Southern Living,
23 Aug. 2025
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“Cave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cave. Accessed 4 Sep. 2025.
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