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
ABC News, 24 Aug. 2025
And 2025 has been a particularly rough financially, as Black shoppers organized a boycott over Target’s decision to cave to right-wing pressure on diverse hiring goals.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Rewriting burial history In the new paper, Berger’s team explained that the bodies became encased in sediment shortly after entering the cave system in at least three locations.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
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Noun
Many feared their new president would cave to Russia.
—ABC News, 24 Aug. 2025
And 2025 has been a particularly rough financially, as Black shoppers organized a boycott over Target’s decision to cave to right-wing pressure on diverse hiring goals.
—Allison Morrow, CNN Money, 21 Aug. 2025
Verb
The region in New South Wales is renowned for its rivers, peaks, glacial lakes and caves.
—Sam Gillette, PEOPLE, 15 Sep. 2025
Rewriting burial history In the new paper, Berger’s team explained that the bodies became encased in sediment shortly after entering the cave system in at least three locations.
—Georgina Jedikovska, Interesting Engineering, 12 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cave
Noun
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Beautiful caverns adorned with foliage and flowers are frequently sandwiched between dungeons filled with cages and cold steel.—
Christopher Cruz,
Rolling Stone,
19 Sep. 2025
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Archaeologists have found bone fragments, arrowheads, and even the calcified remains of a young girl in a section called Skeleton’s Gorge—evidence that Native Americans may have used the caverns as far back as 500 years ago.—
Alexandra Emanuelli,
Southern Living,
16 Sep. 2025
Verb
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According to a report by the Topeka Capital-Journal, the Kansas DCF submitted a corrective action plan by the deadline.—
MSNBC Newsweek,
MSNBC Newsweek,
24 Sep. 2025
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Federal spending will likely increase given that the Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services has approved $6 million more in administrative costs not reflected in this report because it was published before the state submitted invoices.—
Margaret Coker,
ProPublica,
24 Sep. 2025
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Other highlights include a stylish wet bar, a wine cellar/grotto, and a home theater.—
Demetrius Simms,
Robb Report,
15 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
Verb
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But the vote provoked a firestorm from progressive groups and rank-and-file Democrats, who accused him of capitulating without winning concessions.—
Nik Popli,
Time,
19 Sep. 2025
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The companies have to have the courage not to capitulate.—
Max Tani,
semafor.com,
19 Sep. 2025
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Trump arrived in Britain in the wake of Charlie Kirk's fatal shooting, while his host has been beset by far-right protests, sinking poll ratings and a recent scandal that led to a question about Jeffrey Epstein during Thursday's news conference.—
Chantal Da Silva,
NBC news,
18 Sep. 2025
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The Sooners' offensive line was an unmitigated mess last season, patched together with transfers and eventually beset by injuries.—
Chase Goodbread,
The Tuscaloosa News,
17 Sep. 2025
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In a century’s time, Yusuf promised, children would be taught the names of the Prime Ministers who had allowed Britain’s borders to be overrun.—
Sam Knight,
New Yorker,
21 Sep. 2025
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The room was overrun by such a bewildering arsenal of medical and electronic devices that Serge and I now had no place to stand.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
19 Sep. 2025
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“Cave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cave. Accessed 25 Sep. 2025.
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