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
These techniques lend the space a cavernous, austere quality, but are always done deliberately, reinforcing the building’s structural honesty.
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
At the time, Texas games were lightly-attended and played in the cavernous Erwin Center.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Although the Chicago River doesn’t flow near the United Center, there was a confluence of a different sort at the city’s cavernous arena.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
Every minute, a new pallet of roof shingles rolls off assembly lines in this cavernous factory south of Atlanta.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Katherine McLaughlin, Architectural Digest, 2 Mar. 2026
At the time, Texas games were lightly-attended and played in the cavernous Erwin Center.
—Danny Davis, Austin American Statesman, 25 Feb. 2026
Although the Chicago River doesn’t flow near the United Center, there was a confluence of a different sort at the city’s cavernous arena.
—Roderick Boone, Charlotte Observer, 25 Feb. 2026
Every minute, a new pallet of roof shingles rolls off assembly lines in this cavernous factory south of Atlanta.
—Zachary Hansen, AJC.com, 23 Feb. 2026
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavernous
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Their next album has to hit harder than the last, their growing Street Mob Records roster depends on their vision for the label, and a gigantic tour leaves no room for mistakes.—
Tomás Mier,
Rolling Stone,
9 Mar. 2026
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But California’s high cost of living is a gigantic gripe.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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Everyone’s broken, so the collective strength of the cast in keeping us on our toes about where this is all headed is a huge plus.—
Robert Abele,
Los Angeles Times,
7 Mar. 2026
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Rich-girl flip-flops Flip-flops underwent a huge glow-up last summer, graduating from a beachside afterthought to a genuine fashion statement.—
Jake Henry Smith,
Glamour,
6 Mar. 2026
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Employers pared back hiring last year to cope with Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves’ payroll tax rises and large increases in the minimum wage.—
Irina Anghel,
Bloomberg,
9 Mar. 2026
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The new report adds to a growing body of work that indicates climate change is having a quicker and larger impact on the planet than scientists have understood.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
9 Mar. 2026
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There are plenty of common spaces to lounge about in, from the bar to the restaurant (Macondo, which feels like a massive, beachy living room) to the beach cabanas.—
Condé Nast,
Condé Nast Traveler,
12 Mar. 2026
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Both massive aircraft can act as the president’s emergency operations hub in times of national security threats, such as a nuclear war.—
Terry Castleman,
Los Angeles Times,
12 Mar. 2026
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And so, not far from Tau Ceti, an enormous alien spacecraft looms into view.—
Justin Chang,
New Yorker,
13 Mar. 2026
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Indeed, the birth of this enormous sweeping bar may have initially concentrated gas to help trigger star formation and then propel stars outward, the researchers suggested.—
Charles Q. Choi,
Space.com,
12 Mar. 2026
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The vast majority of the strikes against internal security services thus far have been conducted by the United States.—
Los Angeles Times,
Los Angeles Times,
8 Mar. 2026
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In the years following Deng Xiaoping’s turn toward a capitalist economy, some Chinese intellectuals felt a kind of spiritual malaise; Deng’s reforms had failed to provide moral direction for a vast and proud former empire.—
Chang Che,
New Yorker,
8 Mar. 2026
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Chief Executive David Zaslav and his team have worked feverishly to pay down the colossal debt that came from Discovery’s 2022 takeover of the larger WarnerMedia.—
Meg James,
Los Angeles Times,
2 Mar. 2026
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Jetavanaramaya, a colossal fourth-century Sri Lankan monument, was once among the world’s largest structures.—
Maureen O'Hare,
CNN Money,
28 Feb. 2026
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An employee who had just checked in for work and was watching a security monitor saw one of the men lift the other up to grab the mammoth skeleton.—
Kansas City Star,
Kansas City Star,
12 Mar. 2026
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Shadowbox has been pitching its mammoth spaces to everyone from indie filmmakers to content creators and esports organizers.—
ABC News,
ABC News,
12 Mar. 2026
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“Cavernous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavernous. Accessed 13 Mar. 2026.
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