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
Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
There’s no fee to enter the park, but the only way to enter its caves is through tours, which typically have a fee.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … -- POLITICS STALEMATE STAKES — GOP senator predicts Democrats will cave on shutdown when flights get canceled.
—FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Noun
And that cave location was very difficult to access.
—Thinus Ferreira, Variety, 4 Mar. 2026
There’s no fee to enter the park, but the only way to enter its caves is through tours, which typically have a fee.
—Eve Chen, USA Today, 1 Mar. 2026
Verb
Russia is pushing for full control of Ukraine's eastern Donetsk region, which forms a significant portion of the Donbas, and has threatened to take it by force if Kyiv does not cave at the negotiating table.
—CBS News, 26 Feb. 2026
Continue reading … -- POLITICS STALEMATE STAKES — GOP senator predicts Democrats will cave on shutdown when flights get canceled.
—FOXNews.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cave
Noun
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Local legend has it that the outlaw Jesse James once used the caverns as a hideout, adding some infamous intrigue to the subterranean spectacle.—
Zoey Goto,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Mar. 2026
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To remove oil from the reserves, water is pumped into the salt caverns, making the crude float to the surface, where it is captured and sent through pipelines to refineries.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
7 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The firm submitted the lowest responsive bid out of the six that were received, according to board documents.—
arkansasonline.com,
arkansasonline.com,
8 Mar. 2026
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All prize claims must be submitted within 180 days of the drawing date for draw games.—
Chris Sims,
IndyStar,
8 Mar. 2026
Noun
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While there are plenty of places to dine on-site—an open-air deck, a solarium, and an outdoor grotto—I’d recommend nabbing a reservation.—
Jacqueline Kehoe,
Travel + Leisure,
3 Mar. 2026
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As the 14-year-old child of a poor family in 1858, Saint Bernadette experienced numerous apparitions of a young woman in a cave or grotto, seemingly the Virgin Mary, asking for a chapel to be built on the site.—
Chris Jones,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The willingness to settle the suit was largely seen as Paramount capitulating to Trump in order to get government approval of its merger with Skydance Media.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
5 Mar. 2026
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Iran is not about to capitulate.—
Voice of the People,
New York Daily News,
4 Mar. 2026
Verb
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Prosecutors said in court that Diller was supposed to be off the day he was shot but had been called in to work a shift in a neighborhood beset by violence and robberies.—
Sheetal Banchariya,
New York Daily News,
10 Mar. 2026
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The group is preyed upon by not only the harsh terrain, beset by hunger and desperation, but are also stalked by something older and far more merciless than the desert itself.—
Thinus Ferreira,
Variety,
6 Mar. 2026
Verb
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The decision closed a flashpoint case that has bitterly divided Israel since the soldiers were arrested in 2024 at the notorious Sde Teiman military prison, prompting anger from members of the far-right government and hard-line ultranationalists who violently overran the prison in protest.—
JULIA FRANKEL THE ASSOCIATED PRESS,
Arkansas Online,
13 Mar. 2026
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Notting Hill is overrun with American bankers.—
Brian Moylan,
Vulture,
13 Mar. 2026
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“Cave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cave. Accessed 15 Mar. 2026.
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