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
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.
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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
In the province of Salerno in southern Italy, the Grotte dell’Angelo is a karst system featuring a unique network of caverns and impressive stalactites hanging from the vaults and stalagmites rising from the floor.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
What fantastic fantasies will lure risk-seeking treasure hunters to breach the massive walls of iron thorns surrounding mysterious radioactive caverns buried deep in the deserts?
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
With a cool, constant temperature of 54 degrees, the caverns are a perfect year-round adventure.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Beautiful caverns adorned with foliage and flowers are frequently sandwiched between dungeons filled with cages and cold steel.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Their nests are typically located in cliff-side caverns and look more like a vague pile of large sticks, photos show.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Riley Moss was the sociable hermit in the caverns of Iowa’s practice facility.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
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
In the province of Salerno in southern Italy, the Grotte dell’Angelo is a karst system featuring a unique network of caverns and impressive stalactites hanging from the vaults and stalagmites rising from the floor.
—Maria Mocerino, Interesting Engineering, 2 Nov. 2025
What fantastic fantasies will lure risk-seeking treasure hunters to breach the massive walls of iron thorns surrounding mysterious radioactive caverns buried deep in the deserts?
—Literary Hub, 22 Oct. 2025
With a cool, constant temperature of 54 degrees, the caverns are a perfect year-round adventure.
—Erin Gifford, Southern Living, 3 Oct. 2025
Beautiful caverns adorned with foliage and flowers are frequently sandwiched between dungeons filled with cages and cold steel.
—Christopher Cruz, Rolling Stone, 19 Sep. 2025
Their nests are typically located in cliff-side caverns and look more like a vague pile of large sticks, photos show.
—Aspen Pflughoeft, Miami Herald, 19 Sep. 2025
Riley Moss was the sociable hermit in the caverns of Iowa’s practice facility.
—Luca Evans, Denver Post, 12 Sep. 2025
Recent Examples of Synonyms for caverns
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In the 1930s, amid fears the palace collection would be seized by Japan’s Imperial Army, many of the treasures were evacuated to other cities and spent years on the road, sometimes hidden in temples and caves on the way.—
Wayne Chang,
CNN Money,
10 Nov. 2025
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The study reveals as urbanization increasingly encroaches upon bat-safe caves, invasive, city-dwelling rats are likely to follow.—
NPR,
NPR,
8 Nov. 2025
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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 27 Nov. 2025.
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