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 film is an adaptation of the ghost novel What Happens At Night, which follows a married couple that travels to Europe to adopt a baby, staying in a cavernous, fading European hotel filled with eccentric characters.
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
The place, all cavernous rooms filled with Roman statues and pagan imagery, looks like the lair of a ’70s Bond villain.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
At the Brooklyn Navy Yard, inside the cavernous Agger Fish Building, guests of the Jason Wu show found an installation of 10 Robert Rauschenberg artworks.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The group’s whimsical, stomp-clap sound may not strike you as something made to scale up to stadiums, but the Lumineers seemed right at home inside the cavernous venue, fostering a communal vibe among the 30,000-plus on hand.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Mia Galuppo, HollywoodReporter, 18 Sep. 2025
The place, all cavernous rooms filled with Roman statues and pagan imagery, looks like the lair of a ’70s Bond villain.
—Bilge Ebiri, Vulture, 18 Sep. 2025
At the Brooklyn Navy Yard, inside the cavernous Agger Fish Building, guests of the Jason Wu show found an installation of 10 Robert Rauschenberg artworks.
—Blue Carreon, Forbes.com, 15 Sep. 2025
The group’s whimsical, stomp-clap sound may not strike you as something made to scale up to stadiums, but the Lumineers seemed right at home inside the cavernous venue, fostering a communal vibe among the 30,000-plus on hand.
—Brian McCollum, Freep.com, 14 Sep. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavernous
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The Patriots cruising into halftime with a gigantic lead.—
Andrew Callahan,
Boston Herald,
29 Sep. 2025
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Here, slowly being swallowed by vegetation and worn down by time, are gigantic mausoleums, vast underground cisterns, temples, imposing city walls and a breathtaking theater perched, like Machu Picchu, on a hilltop that offers views stretching for miles all around.—
Barry Neild,
CNN Money,
23 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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The San Francisco 49ers continue to deal with a huge number of injuries, especially on the offensive side of the ball.—
James Brizuela,
MSNBC Newsweek,
29 Sep. 2025
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The victory by the Crimson Tide was a huge relief for coach Kalen DeBoer after a season-opening loss to Florida State.—
Erick Smith,
USA Today,
29 Sep. 2025
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The company also announced plans to close its Kent and Everett locations as part of a larger decision to shut down 60 stores over the next 18 months.—
Suzanne Blake,
MSNBC Newsweek,
1 Oct. 2025
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The stylus itself is a bit larger and more rounded than before, snaps to the tablet magnetically, and supports replacement tips.—
New Atlas,
New Atlas,
1 Oct. 2025
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The year Goldberg-Polin and her family arrived in Israel, the country launched Operation Cast Lead, a massive military operation aimed at halting intensifying Hamas mortar, missile and rocket fire terrorizing southern Israeli communities.—
Romina Ruiz-Goiriena,
USA Today,
4 Oct. 2025
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Roan performs on a set that looks like a massive Gothic castle with a drawbridge, parapets and a throne.—
Lisa Gutierrez,
Kansas City Star,
3 Oct. 2025
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The Apple Valley Model Railroad Museum has an enormous (22 feet by 100 feet) model railroad built in a picturesque Western North Carolina landscape.—
Lisa Cericola,
Southern Living,
2 Oct. 2025
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Thanks to Google’s enormous war chest, Waymo has had the luxury to spend 16 years raking in data to create more precise self-driving cars, all with the hope of an eventual payoff.—
Saahil Desai,
The Atlantic,
2 Oct. 2025
Adjective
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Data center demand has surged in recent years, largely driven by the explosion in AI workloads, which require vast computing power, electrical power, cooling and networking infrastructure.—
Lee Ying Shan,
CNBC,
1 Oct. 2025
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Future plans for Maya’s Cookies include a third brick-and-mortar location, possibly in Los Angeles, where Madsen said the company gets a vast amount of online orders.—
Carlos Rico,
San Diego Union-Tribune,
30 Sep. 2025
Adjective
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Sonar revealed ancient relics along the sea floor, including a series of colossal structures standing 20 feet high and arranged in rows, as well as several anchors and amphora.—
Jennifer Ouellette,
ArsTechnica,
24 Sep. 2025
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In the mountains of central China, a colossal antenna system stretches across the landscape.—
Sujita Sinha,
Interesting Engineering,
22 Sep. 2025
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The mammoth rock wall rises 3,000 feet above a meadow below.—
Michelle Del Rey,
USA Today,
3 Oct. 2025
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Playing catch-up from the very start of a regulation set is a mammoth task to overcome, though.—
Luke Smith,
New York Times,
2 Oct. 2025
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“Cavernous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavernous. Accessed 6 Oct. 2025.
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