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
This fall, plenty of beloved local and international chefs, plus notable restaurant groups and restaurateurs will be making their mark across Manhattan with new concepts spanning from small date night sushi spots to cavernous, creative Mexican group dining destinations.
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Mainstream news coverage of Burning Man invariably mentions the Orgy Dome, held inside a cavernous tent-like structure that features both mattresses and air conditioning for participants who are age-screened and provide explicit consent.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The Cleveland Clinic says that this area is a direct line to the brain due to the cavernous sinus.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Veterans like 2008 Olympic gold medalist Phil Dalhausser – competing in his last Manhattan Beach Open before retiring at 45 – prefer the briny sting of ocean air and relentless sunlight to the cold austerity of cavernous arenas.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
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Melissa Kravitz Hoeffner, Forbes.com, 31 Aug. 2025
Mainstream news coverage of Burning Man invariably mentions the Orgy Dome, held inside a cavernous tent-like structure that features both mattresses and air conditioning for participants who are age-screened and provide explicit consent.
—Trevor Hughes, USA Today, 27 Aug. 2025
The Cleveland Clinic says that this area is a direct line to the brain due to the cavernous sinus.
—Alyce Collins, MSNBC Newsweek, 18 Aug. 2025
Veterans like 2008 Olympic gold medalist Phil Dalhausser – competing in his last Manhattan Beach Open before retiring at 45 – prefer the briny sting of ocean air and relentless sunlight to the cold austerity of cavernous arenas.
—Devon Henderson, Oc Register, 15 Aug. 2025
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Recent Examples of Synonyms for cavernous
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In Let’s Play Ball, two rival teams of comedians go head-to-head in a race to transport a gigantic ball across various terrains.—
Max Goldbart,
Deadline,
9 Sep. 2025
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Large downward revisions to monthly jobs data in recent weeks put a gigantic spotlight on an incredibly typical procedure for economic data.—
Alicia Wallace,
CNN Money,
9 Sep. 2025
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The Studio Ends Big Night With Record Wins Seth Rogen closed out a huge night for Apple TV+’s The Studio, which won best comedy.—
Toni Fitzgerald,
Forbes.com,
15 Sep. 2025
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Stewart has also become a huge advocate for New Yorkers who were exposed to deadly toxins during the 9/11 attacks, and even spoke before Congress in 2019 to urge the passing of a bill that would provide aid to victims.—
Keith Langston,
Entertainment Weekly,
14 Sep. 2025
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China today accounts for seven of the world’s largest indoor ski resorts – only SnowWorld Landgraaf in the Netherlands, Alpincenter Hamburg-Wittenberg in Germany and Ski Dubai in the UAE made the global top 10 from outside of China, according to the report.—
Russell Flannery,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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According to Michigan's Department of Natural Resources, the Pigeon River State Forest is the largest swath of contiguous undeveloped land in the state's Lower Peninsula.—
Melina Khan,
USA Today,
10 Sep. 2025
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In short, the massive popularity of its original anime ‘80s run wasn’t matched by its merchandising, and that’s something that is now being belatedly addressed.—
Ollie Barder,
Forbes.com,
12 Sep. 2025
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Musk has long said Starship’s sheer size and power could make brand-new types of missions possible, including carrying groups of humans to Mars and deploying massive new space telescopes.—
Jackie Wattles,
CNN Money,
12 Sep. 2025
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No liquor, no food, just an enormous outdoor patio teeming with Carolina Blue, popular bands, students, alumni and celebrities.—
The Athletic College Football Staff,
New York Times,
11 Sep. 2025
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One of the enormous elk lived in immense, rough country near Ennis, Montana.—
Jack Atcheson Sr. as told to Michael Hanback,
Outdoor Life,
11 Sep. 2025
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The vast, sprawling Conjuring franchise, which began back in 2013, has spawned a complex web of sequels, prequels and spin-offs, some of which are loosely based on cases covered by paranormal investigators Ed and Lorraine Warren.—
Dani Di Placido,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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The vast majority of NCAA student-athletes want to earn their degree while playing ball.—
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
Fort Worth Star-Telegram,
9 Sep. 2025
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The arrangement suggests that the region’s colossal elevation is supported not by one massive crustal slab, but by a complex, layered architecture.—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
4 Sep. 2025
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But for me the book was a colossal procrastination of not fully feeling the pain of the Russian invasion.—
Maria Reva
September 3,
Literary Hub,
3 Sep. 2025
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The country is grappling with mammoth debt, a real-estate market downturn, high levels of youth unemployment, and a broad economic slowdown.—
Jeronimo Gonzalez,
semafor.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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So did the dire wolf, the mammoth and the giant ground sloth.—
Scott Travers,
Forbes.com,
10 Sep. 2025
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“Cavernous.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/cavernous. Accessed 15 Sep. 2025.
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