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
There is a parallel track in Sanders’s life; one that leads towards the deep caverns of the manosphere.
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Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Moaning Caverns and Calaveras cave tours Calaveras County's caverns offer guided underground tours, dramatic cave formations and a cooler alternative on hot summer days.
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CBS News,
18 June 2026
The plan is to compress the green hydrogen gas and pump it deep underground for storage within custom-engineered, lined rock caverns.
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Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Or camp out overnight for more time exploring the caverns—and the chance to eat breakfast down below.
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Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Wildfires caused by dry spells scorch thousands of acres of dry brush, and sinkholes collapse the ground into empty underground caverns once filled with water.
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Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
And that’s only the beginning—Santa Rosa is also home to seven natural swimming holes connected via underground caverns, including the 81-foot-deep Blue Hole, a favorite of scuba divers.
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Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
Scape Park has exciting outdoor activities and points of interests to explore, such as zip lines, cenotes, and caverns, while El Dorado Water Park is the epitome of aquatic fun with more than 20 attractions, from high-speed slides to a relaxing wave pool, ideal for the whole family.
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Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
Their birth was a crucial waypoint on math’s inexorable march from the numbers and shapes that people encounter in everyday life into ever more abstract caverns of thought.
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Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
Rob Picheta,
CNN Money,
21 June 2026
Moaning Caverns and Calaveras cave tours Calaveras County's caverns offer guided underground tours, dramatic cave formations and a cooler alternative on hot summer days.
—
CBS News,
18 June 2026
The plan is to compress the green hydrogen gas and pump it deep underground for storage within custom-engineered, lined rock caverns.
—
Mrigakshi Dixit,
Interesting Engineering,
17 June 2026
Or camp out overnight for more time exploring the caverns—and the chance to eat breakfast down below.
—
Tara Massouleh McCay,
Southern Living,
17 June 2026
Wildfires caused by dry spells scorch thousands of acres of dry brush, and sinkholes collapse the ground into empty underground caverns once filled with water.
—
Martin E. Comas,
The Orlando Sentinel,
14 June 2026
And that’s only the beginning—Santa Rosa is also home to seven natural swimming holes connected via underground caverns, including the 81-foot-deep Blue Hole, a favorite of scuba divers.
—
Stacey Leasca,
Travel + Leisure,
12 June 2026
Scape Park has exciting outdoor activities and points of interests to explore, such as zip lines, cenotes, and caverns, while El Dorado Water Park is the epitome of aquatic fun with more than 20 attractions, from high-speed slides to a relaxing wave pool, ideal for the whole family.
—
Condé Nast Traveler,
11 June 2026
Their birth was a crucial waypoint on math’s inexorable march from the numbers and shapes that people encounter in everyday life into ever more abstract caverns of thought.
—
Konstantin Kakaes,
Quanta Magazine,
20 May 2026
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caverns
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On the one hand, caves are humanity’s oldest architecture.
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The lice live in dry caves and feed predominantly on bat guano.
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Boats depart from here for island tours, including to the famous Blue Grotto and other smaller grottoes and coves.
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For Reykjavik native Gulla Jónsdóttir, the Aurora Borealis phenomena, molten-red erupting volcanoes, black sand shores and hot water grottoes were part of everyday life growing up.
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“Caverns.” Merriam-Webster.com Thesaurus, Merriam-Webster, https://www.merriam-webster.com/thesaurus/caverns. Accessed 29 Jun. 2026.
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