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
Rachel Ng, AFAR Media, 7 May 2025
To investigate the origins of the ancient religion, Singh travels to the Mentawai archipelago in Indonesia, a cave in southwest France, and the northwest Amazon.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 1 May 2025
Eliana Dockterman, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Fellow Ivy League school Columbia University caved last month, agreeing to new oversight for their Middle East studies department, among other demands.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Noun
After passengers swim in the ocean, the boat tours the coast, veering close to the jagged cliffs, sea caves, and waterfalls.
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—Rachel Ng, AFAR Media, 7 May 2025
To investigate the origins of the ancient religion, Singh travels to the Mentawai archipelago in Indonesia, a cave in southwest France, and the northwest Amazon.
—Shannon Carlin, Time, 1 May 2025
Verb
The show resists the temptation, to which so many of its peers have caved, to incessantly reference characters, objects, or plot points from its mother IP.
—Eliana Dockterman, Time, 22 Apr. 2025
Fellow Ivy League school Columbia University caved last month, agreeing to new oversight for their Middle East studies department, among other demands.
—Meredith Kile, People.com, 17 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cave
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Inside the cavern were five vessels containing about 1,800 gemstones and precious metals, dating to around 240 BCE, and small pieces of bone and ash.—
Helen Regan,
CNN Money,
6 May 2025
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To ensure the correct air (and water) pressure, the cavern will be dug at a depth of around 900 meters.—
IEEE Spectrum,
IEEE Spectrum,
4 Feb. 2025
Verb
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Payments for each device are capped at $20, but claimants may receive less depending on the total number of claims submitted.—
Mary Walrath-Holdridge,
USA Today,
15 May 2025
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Marketers looking to showcase their latest products can submit them for consideration by completing this form.—
Adam Mills,
MSNBC Newsweek,
14 May 2025
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Raphael Martinez Cohen and Ryan Bush’s basement studio in Maspeth, Queens, feels a bit like a grotto, with shimmering panels propped up against subterranean walls.—
Hannah Martin,
Architectural Digest,
30 Apr. 2025
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The restoration works enhanced the grotto’s surface and its rich and elaborate scheme, made of rustic, polychrome and multi-material mosaics featuring shells, glass pastes, semi-precious stones, stone fragments and mineral crusts.—
Sandra Salibian,
Footwear News,
16 Apr. 2025
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By contrast, more than 10 firms—including the two wealthiest firms in the US—have all capitulated to Trump or helped coordinate another firm's capitulation.—
Aron Solomon,
MSNBC Newsweek,
13 May 2025
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But Harvard’s president did not entirely capitulate to the administration, standing up to assertions the university is partisan.—
Chris Boyette,
CNN Money,
12 May 2025
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But in an area beset by industrial pollution, residents are wary of the methane gas turbines helping to power the electricity-hungry behemoth.—
Stephanie Gosk,
NBC news,
15 May 2025
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The last loose change of extra time had been spent and still nothing could split Sunderland and Coventry City after 210 minutes beset by the angst of a season’s work being placed on the line.—
Philip Buckingham,
New York Times,
14 May 2025
Verb
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The landing maneuver was unsuccessful: the Airbus overran the runway and crashed into a TAM cargo building located directly across from the airport.—
Isadora Wandermurem,
Time,
23 Apr. 2025
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Russia illegally annexed Crimea in 2014 after sending troops to overrun it.—
Illia Novikov,
Los Angeles Times,
23 Apr. 2025
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“Cave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cave. Accessed 24 May. 2025.
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