as in gigantic
of a building or room
resembling a cave in spaciousness; very significant in size
We toured the cavernous airplane hangar. The dance was held in a cavernous hall. a cavernous auditorium
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Recent Examples of cavernous
The cavernous Washington Hilton ballroom for this year’s White House Correspondents’ Association dinner was still filled, despite no POTUS on the bill, no comedian, and few administration figures or members of Congress drawing attention in the crowd.
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
At the convention center, a cavernous building buzzing with excited fans, Edson runs into infamous sneaker purveyor the Collector (Fishburne), rumored to have the largest collection of shoes in the country — maybe even the world.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Like the ghostly hulk of the Titanic below the surface of the sea, Northbrook Court is a quiet and cavernous relic — at the bottom of the retail food chain.
—David Petitti, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The shuttered factories hulked over degrading neighborhoods like cavernous empty shells.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Ted Johnson, Deadline, 27 Apr. 2025
At the convention center, a cavernous building buzzing with excited fans, Edson runs into infamous sneaker purveyor the Collector (Fishburne), rumored to have the largest collection of shoes in the country — maybe even the world.
—Lovia Gyarkye, HollywoodReporter, 18 Apr. 2025
Like the ghostly hulk of the Titanic below the surface of the sea, Northbrook Court is a quiet and cavernous relic — at the bottom of the retail food chain.
—David Petitti, Chicago Tribune, 14 Apr. 2025
The shuttered factories hulked over degrading neighborhoods like cavernous empty shells.
—Jessica Garrison, Los Angeles Times, 13 Apr. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavernous
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In the spring of 2022, Russian forces trapped a large group of Ukrainians inside a gigantic steel factory called Azovstal, in southern Ukraine.—
Simon Shuster,
Time,
16 May 2025
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What all of these cases have in common is a truly gigantic deer, and then, sadly, lots of discord within the hunting community.—
Alex Robinson,
Outdoor Life,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Tesla sales have experienced a huge international decline, leaving room for competitors to gain momentum.—
Charles Singh,
USA Today,
16 May 2025
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Old Navy Cargo Pants My teen is a huge fan of Old Navy and just discovered their cargo pants, and she’s been begging for a new pair ever since.—
Jacquelyn Smith,
Parents,
15 May 2025
Adjective
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Of the largest companies – those with 20,000 or more employees – 70% cover IVF.—
Madeline Mitchell,
USA Today,
18 May 2025
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The Redditor described living in a large suburban community surrounded by woods, where wildlife like foxes and bears are common.—
Ashley Vega,
People.com,
18 May 2025
Adjective
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The massive undersea volcano reaches more than 3,600 feet above the seabed is located 300 miles offshore.—
Elizabeth Weise,
USA Today,
17 May 2025
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Comments Getting to the end of Survivor is a massive accomplishment.—
Dalton Ross,
EW.com,
16 May 2025
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From the rooftop balcony, views over dune to the sea, of the enormous windmills, and across to the port reveal its unimaginable scale.—
Chadd Scott,
Forbes.com,
19 May 2025
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Heisman winner Ingram led a ground-and-pound offense, while McClain and enormous defensive tackle Cody — who blocked a last-second field goal to survive Lane Kiffin-led Tennessee — became the faces of a defense that allowed just 11.7 points per game.—
Stewart Mandel,
New York Times,
19 May 2025
Adjective
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There are the vast arcs of the avenues, the great green slashes of parks and cemeteries, the jagged field of skyscrapers, steepled and spiked like iron filings pulled up toward the great magnet of the sky.—
Helen Rosner,
New Yorker,
18 May 2025
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The High Plains also get plenty of love from Hill Country wineries—the Panhandle does, after all, produce the vast majority of the grapes grown in the state.—
Amanda Ogle,
Travel + Leisure,
18 May 2025
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This sudden flash of light accompanied by a colossal burst of subatomic particles is called a solar flare.—
Phil Plait,
Scientific American,
1 May 2025
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The scientists hope to eventually be able to capture an adult colossal squid on camera.—
ArsTechnica,
ArsTechnica,
30 Apr. 2025
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And the one mammoth presence in the middle of all of it was Big Papi.—
Jayson Stark,
New York Times,
22 May 2025
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New estimates released by USGS on Wednesday indicate that just 61 million barrels of oil are technically recoverable in this region — equivalent to just 0.68 percent of the mammoth quantities already extracted.—
Sharon Udasin,
The Hill,
9 Apr. 2025
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“Cavernous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavernous. Accessed 25 May. 2025.
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