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
Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
This isn’t an isolated anomaly in one Australian cave.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
And thanks to Powell’s refusal to cave to the president, inflation remained muted.
—Roger Lowenstein, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
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Noun
The sample in the study came from a 25-meter (82-foot) cylindrical core of ice the team drilled from an area of the cave known as the Great Hall.
—Katie Hunt, CNN Money, 20 Feb. 2026
This isn’t an isolated anomaly in one Australian cave.
—Hanna Wickes, Miami Herald, 20 Feb. 2026
Verb
The governments of Europe will not cave to Trump’s bullying on Greenland.
—Voice Of The People, New York Daily News, 19 Jan. 2026
And thanks to Powell’s refusal to cave to the president, inflation remained muted.
—Roger Lowenstein, The Atlantic, 16 Jan. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cave
Noun
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The 100-acre limestone cavern has more than 17 miles of underground passageways and is home to Mega Zip Lines tour, Mega Quest ropes course, Mega Walking tours and Mega Tram tours.—
Kirby Adams,
Louisville Courier Journal,
12 Feb. 2026
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This extensive network of limestone caverns and underground waterways carved by the Río Camuy will reopen to the public in 2026, after being closed due to Hurricane Maria and then closed again after Hurricane Fiona.—
Kathleen Rellihan,
Outside,
10 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Changes in methodology, including assuming that communities that did not submit data did not have lead pipes, resulted in the significant shift.—
Michael Phillis,
Chicago Tribune,
21 Feb. 2026
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Bunch and Rea’s statement says a plan submitted to the city’s planning department includes significant exterior changes at the store, including an expansion and reorienting of the loading deck alongside an increase in outdoor storage.—
Eric Adler,
Kansas City Star,
21 Feb. 2026
Noun
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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
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In summer, expect a family pool and outdoor grotto coves with sun chairs and parasols in the hotel's signature red hue.—
Jenn Rice,
Travel + Leisure,
8 Feb. 2026
Verb
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The irony is this could’ve been the time, if ever there was a season for the Miami Heat to covertly capitulate.—
Ira Winderman,
Sun Sentinel,
21 Feb. 2026
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The two chip plays are outperforming at a time when other parts of the market are capitulating to AI disruption.—
Sarah Min,
CNBC,
17 Feb. 2026
Verb
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This could prove a key development in an investigation beset by false starts and stops.—
Richard Winton,
Los Angeles Times,
16 Feb. 2026
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With the sport beset by technical controversies this season — two Norwegian coaches were banned from these Olympics after being caught illegally altering the crotch seams of their jumpers during last year’s world championships — intrigue was immediately high.—
Jacob Whitehead,
New York Times,
14 Feb. 2026
Verb
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Sports Equipment Garages can be overrun very quickly by excess sports equipment.—
Kaylei Fear,
Better Homes & Gardens,
11 Feb. 2026
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There are just 59 rooms scattered among 150 acres, several pools, and a sprawling terrace restaurant; the property never feels overrun.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
9 Feb. 2026
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“Cave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cave. Accessed 24 Feb. 2026.
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