as in cave
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
a fantasy in which an intrepid band of adventurers enter a vast antre and discover a hidden world filled with monsters and wonders
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Noun
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Very, very few people have been allowed into the Chauvet cave in Southeastern France since it was discovered in 1994 and found to contain ancient cave paintings dating back more than 30,000 years.—
Matthew Carey,
Deadline,
4 Sep. 2025 -
Apostle Islands National Lakeshore in Wisconsin has sea caves to explore on kayaks.—
Jeffrey C. Hallo,
The Conversation,
4 Sep. 2025
Noun
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Yeo considers Benjamin Moore’s Sea Salt CSP-95 a neutral that can easily bridge the cavern between warm and cool tones.—
Patricia Shannon,
Southern Living,
28 Aug. 2025
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The valley floor hums with cowbells and the distant whir of paragliders circling above alpine meadows—as Trümmelbach’s glacial torrents roar through limestone caverns.—
Lewis Nunn,
Forbes.com,
24 Aug. 2025
Noun
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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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“Antre.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/antre. Accessed 11 Sep. 2025.
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