as in caves
a naturally formed underground chamber with an opening to the surface
a cavern with beautiful stalactites
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Recent Examples of caverns
Ice Castles in Silverton and Cripple Creek are a beloved stop for Coloradans and visitors to celebrate winter with slides, towers, tunnels and caverns.
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Christa Swanson, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
While the coffins weren't suspended on cliff faces, many were elevated on stilts and placed in hard-to-access caverns, again suggesting a purposeful and ceremonial ritual.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Top of the Rock’s two-and-a-half-mile Lost Canyon Cave and Nature Trail—an electric-cart ride through soaring rock walls, echoing caverns, and cascading waterfalls—must be seen to be believed.
—T.j. Olwig, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
The teaser closed with brief looks at Greek soldiers, dark caverns, and Odysseus adrift at sea on a piece of wood.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
Nautical vampires aside, the caverns offer a unique experience for people to explore one of America's longest navigable underground rivers.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
These heights provided caverns that were used to hide, store food, and shelter cattle, especially for the Nyem-Nyem, who settled in the caves of Mount Jim, in the mountains of Galim.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
The town of about 600 sits at the northern foothills of the Smoky Mountains and offers hiking, caverns and Silver Falls, the tallest subterranean cascade in the eastern United States, according to World Atlas.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Nov. 2025
Other locations that inspire quiet immersion include the cenotes of Mexico, where sunlight filters through ancient limestone caverns, and the tranquil waters of Amed, Bali, a favorite of free-divers.
—Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Christa Swanson, CBS News, 9 Jan. 2026
While the coffins weren't suspended on cliff faces, many were elevated on stilts and placed in hard-to-access caverns, again suggesting a purposeful and ceremonial ritual.
—New Atlas, 27 Dec. 2025
Top of the Rock’s two-and-a-half-mile Lost Canyon Cave and Nature Trail—an electric-cart ride through soaring rock walls, echoing caverns, and cascading waterfalls—must be seen to be believed.
—T.j. Olwig, Travel + Leisure, 26 Dec. 2025
The teaser closed with brief looks at Greek soldiers, dark caverns, and Odysseus adrift at sea on a piece of wood.
—Allison Degrushe, Entertainment Weekly, 23 Dec. 2025
Nautical vampires aside, the caverns offer a unique experience for people to explore one of America's longest navigable underground rivers.
—John Tufts, IndyStar, 10 Dec. 2025
These heights provided caverns that were used to hide, store food, and shelter cattle, especially for the Nyem-Nyem, who settled in the caves of Mount Jim, in the mountains of Galim.
—Literary Hub, 5 Dec. 2025
The town of about 600 sits at the northern foothills of the Smoky Mountains and offers hiking, caverns and Silver Falls, the tallest subterranean cascade in the eastern United States, according to World Atlas.
—Craig Shoup, Nashville Tennessean, 9 Nov. 2025
Other locations that inspire quiet immersion include the cenotes of Mexico, where sunlight filters through ancient limestone caverns, and the tranquil waters of Amed, Bali, a favorite of free-divers.
—Vanita Salisbury, AFAR Media, 6 Nov. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caverns
Noun
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The hotel sits above a deep valley, with ancient caves built into the cliffs.—
Rosalyn Wikeley,
Condé Nast Traveler,
10 Jan. 2026
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The park offers several hiking paths that explore caves along the base of the mountain and a trail that leads to the nearby town of Dénia.—
Liz Provencher,
Travel + Leisure,
9 Jan. 2026
Noun
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Stay at the Four Seasons Resort Nevis, which partners with Islander Watersports to offer excursions to scuba dive reefs, coral grottoes and shipwrecks just minutes from Pinney’s Beach.—
Adrienne Jordan,
USA Today,
6 Nov. 2025
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To keep things fresh, producers have ventured into hitherto uncharted baking grottoes.—
Ruby Tandoh,
New Yorker,
25 Aug. 2025
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“Caverns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caverns. Accessed 20 Jan. 2026.
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