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
Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
Nay Palad Hideaway This secluded beachside resort has just 10 villas offering an intimate home base from which to explore the sprawling mangrove forests, white-sand beaches, and subterranean caves of Siargao Island in the Philippines.
—Asa Canty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
July 23 – August 22 Your values shouldn’t cave to anyone’s pressure.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
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Noun
Visitors should be cautious about going into a sea cave without a guide, as a swell can flow into it and dramatically raise the water level in a matter of seconds, pushing kayaks into rocks and leaving little air for those trapped inside.
—Tribune News Service, Baltimore Sun, 29 Apr. 2026
Nay Palad Hideaway This secluded beachside resort has just 10 villas offering an intimate home base from which to explore the sprawling mangrove forests, white-sand beaches, and subterranean caves of Siargao Island in the Philippines.
—Asa Canty, Travel + Leisure, 29 Apr. 2026
Verb
Leo July 23 – August 22 Your values shouldn’t cave to anyone’s pressure.
—Tarot.com, Baltimore Sun, 3 Apr. 2026
July 23 – August 22 Your values shouldn’t cave to anyone’s pressure.
—Tarot.com, Sun Sentinel, 3 Apr. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cave
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Fire made the inhospitable conditions of caves more bearable, as caverns were often cold, dark, damp, and home to other residents like lions, bears, and hyenas, which had to be displaced.—
Literary Hub,
Literary Hub,
1 May 2026
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Back at Big Thunder, there will be other fresh surprises, including 2,000 bats added in the approach to the ride’s rainbow caverns.—
Dewayne Bevil,
The Orlando Sentinel,
30 Apr. 2026
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For direct contact information such as your name, email address and other associated personal information, please submit the form below first.—
Rohan Nadkarni,
NBC news,
3 May 2026
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The governor, Tim Walz, helped slap together a commission to entertain publicly submitted designs, but then the public was shut out and did not have a vote on the matter, an important matter.—
Joe Soucheray,
Twin Cities,
2 May 2026
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The grottoes, just a half-mile in, are well worth visiting to see an example of the erosive powers of water and time.—
Staff Author,
Travel + Leisure,
1 May 2026
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In the spa’s sauna area, visitors can choose from a Finnish sauna, charcoal sauna, salt grotto, and an ice room, among other features.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
23 Apr. 2026
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However, Trump might still emerge a winner – if Iran is forced to capitulate and agree to the maximalist demands made by the US.—
Ivana Kottasová,
CNN Money,
2 May 2026
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An institution that has survived multiple rounds of air strikes, international isolation, and the death of much of its senior leadership does not capitulate because a few more names are removed from the org chart.—
Thomas Wright,
The Atlantic,
1 May 2026
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The recall is the latest issue to beset JLR.—
Bryan Hood,
Robb Report,
27 Apr. 2026
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But some Americans, already beset with traumatic news amid deep political divisions at home and the wars in Iran and Ukraine, might choose to look away, partly to protect their own mental health.—
Makenzie Boucher,
USA Today,
27 Apr. 2026
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By December, kitsch in its more seasonal flavors had overrun the front yards of Paradise Palms.—
Olivia Kan-Sperling,
Artforum,
2 May 2026
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Instead, the plane skidded on its belly, overran the runway and hit a concrete wall experts said should never have been there.—
James Glanz,
New York Times,
1 May 2026
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“Cave.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cave. Accessed 4 May. 2026.
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